Johnny Walsh (footballer)

For other people named John Walsh, see John Walsh (disambiguation).

Johnny "Jabber" Walsh (born 8 November 1957 in Limerick) is an Irish former soccer player.

He made his one and only appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 30 May 1982 in a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. Walsh scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win for the League of Ireland XI against the Scottish Football League XI on St Patrick's Day 1980.

At club level, he was a midfielder who played for many years on the successful Limerick F.C. teams of the 1980s. Walsh made his League of Ireland debut on 3 October 1976. He won a league title with the club in 1980 and an FAI Cup medal in 1982.

Honours

Limerick United

References

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