Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Benedict Hartnett[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 31 May 1988[2] | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1947 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
1947–1948 | Dundalk | 13 | (3) |
1948–1955 | Middlesbrough | 48 | (8) |
1952–1953 | → Barry Town (loan) | ||
→ King's Lynn (loan) | |||
1955–1957 | Barry Town | ||
→ King's Lynn (loan) | |||
1957–1958 | Hartlepools United | 7 | (1) |
1958–1959 | York City | 2 | (1) |
International career | |||
1948 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
1949–1954 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Benedict Hartnett (21 March 1927 – 31 May 1988) was an Irish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Hartlepools United and York City as an outside left.[1][3] He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at international level and represented the League of Ireland XI.[4]
International career
[edit]Hartnett won two caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team and made his debut on 12 June 1949 in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Spain at Dalymount Park.[4] His second and final cap did not come until five years later, when he played in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game on 7 March 1954 at the Municipal Stadium, Luxembourg City.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Prior to joining Dundalk, Hartnett worked as an apprentice electrician at Inchicore railway works.[5] After retiring from football, Hartnett worked as an electrician at ICI Wilton and building oil rigs at Seal Sands.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundalk | 1947–48[5] | League of Ireland | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
Middlesbrough | 1948–49[6] | First Division | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ― | 12 | 4 | |
1949–50[6] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 11 | 0 | |||
1950–51[6] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 1 | |||
1951–52[6] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |||
1953–54[6] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 9 | 1 | |||
1954–55[6] | Second Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 10 | 2 | ||
Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ― | 49 | 8 | |||
Hartlepools United | 1957–58[7] | Third Division North | 7 | 1 | ― | ― | 7 | 1 | ||
Career total | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 12 |
- ^ 2 appearances in unknown competitions, 1 appearance in League of Ireland Shield
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jimmy Hartnett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (2008). The Republic of Ireland International Football Facts. Cork [Ireland]: Collins. ISBN 9781905172832. OCLC 236120730.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartnett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartnett | History of Dundalk F.C." Dundalk F.C. Who's Who. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jimmy Hartnett". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 11 June 2019.