Ronnie Whelan

Irish footballer and manager (born 1961)

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.

Ronnie Whelan
Whelan in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ronald Andrew Whelan
Date of birth (1961-09-25) 25 September 1961 (age 62)
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

Career statistics change

Club change

[1]

Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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

[2]

Republic of Ireland national team
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

Liverpool

References change

  1. "Liverpool career stats for Ronnie Whelan - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
  2. "Ronnie Whelan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.

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