Ronnie Whelan - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
![]() Whelan in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Andrew Whelan | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Home Farm | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | Home Farm | 45 | (7) |
1979–1994 | Liverpool | 362 | (46) |
1994–1996 | Southend United | 34 | (1) |
National team | |||
1981 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
1994 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
1981–1995 | Republic of Ireland | 53 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1995–1997 | Southend United | ||
1998–1999 | Panionios | ||
2000–2001 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
2002 | Apollon Limassol | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ronald Andrew Whelan (born 25 September 1961) is a former Irish football player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender. He was a part of a dominant Liverpool side that won a many titles in the 1980s.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Home Farm | 1977–78 | League of Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1978–79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Liverpool | 1979–80 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1980–81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
1981–82 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 14 | ||||
1982–83 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||
1983–84 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 9 | ||||
1984–85 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 12 | ||
1985–86 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 14 | ||||
1986–87 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||||
1987–88 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
1988–89 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||||
1989–90 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||||
1990–91 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
1991–92 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
1992–93 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
1993–94 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
Southend United | 1994–95 | First Division | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||
1995–96 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 396 | 47 | 41 | 7 | 50 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 527 | 74 |
* Other – Charity Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Super Cup ScreenSport & Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy
International
[change | change source]Republic of Ireland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1981 | 3 | 0 |
1982 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 2 | 0 |
1984 | 3 | 0 |
1985 | 6 | 0 |
1986 | 2 | 0 |
1987 | 7 | 1 |
1988 | 6 | 1 |
1989 | 7 | 1 |
1990 | 4 | 0 |
1991 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 2 | 0 |
1993 | 4 | 0 |
1994 | 4 | 0 |
1995 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 53 | 3 |
Honours
[change | change source]Liverpool
- Football League First Division (6): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
- FA Cup (2): 1985–86, 1988–89
- League Cup (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- Super Cup (1): 1986–87
- FA Charity Shield (5): 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
- European Cup (1): 1983–84
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Liverpool career stats for Ronnie Whelan - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
- ↑ "Ronnie Whelan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
Other websites
[change | change source]- LFCHistory.net profile
- Thisisanfield.com Exclusive interview
- Liverpool seasonal record (Part 1) 1979/80-1983/84 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool seasonal record (Part 2) 1984/85-1988/89 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool seasonal record (Part 3) 1989/90-1994/95 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Ireland international record 1981–95 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Irish football greats at Fai.ie
- Myasthenia Gravis Association – Ireland