Dessie Glynn
Dessie Glynn (7 June 1928 – 6 January 2017) was a Republic of Ireland international footballer who played for Drumcondra and Shelbourne in the late 1940s and 1950s, scoring 111 goals in his League of Ireland career. Glynn was also Drumcondra's all-time top goalscorer with 96 goals between 1949 and 1956. Eamon Dunphy described Glynn as "a splendidly versatile centre-forward, a scorer and maker of goals". Glynn grew up in Drumcondra, Dublin, was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. and worked for the Irish civil service. In 1958 he spent nine months in hospital, suffering from tuberculosis – a condition which effectively ended his playing career. He later coached in New York.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desmond Glynn | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 2017 (aged 88) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Johnville | |||
| Clifton United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1956 | Drumcondra | 148 | (96) |
| 1956–1958 | Shelbourne | 26 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1951 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| 1951–55 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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