| Eamonn Bannon | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Eamonn John Bannon | |
| Date of birth | April 18, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 75 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
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| Links B. C. | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1976–79 1979 1979–88 1988–93 1993–94 1995–96 |
Hearts Chelsea F.C. Dundee United Hearts Hibernian Stenhousemuir Spartans |
71 (19) 25 (1) 290 (71) 114 (9) 1 (0) 29 (1) n/a |
| National team | ||
| 1979–86 | Scotland | 11 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1996 | Falkirk | |
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Eamonn John Bannon born (April 18, 1958 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish football player who played in midfield. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
He was an outstanding left-sided (but right-footed) midfield player who was quick and an excellent passer of the ball. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. He is best known for his career with Dundee United, who at the time were regarded as one of the strongest clubs in Britain. He began his career with Hearts before moving to Chelsea in 1979. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) He was bought to replace the departing Ray Wilkins and soon found himself a first team regular. Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former football He was seen as Chelsea's playmaker by manager Danny Blanchflower. Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower ( February 10, 1926 – December 9, 1993) was a footballer, football manager
Blanchflower, however, was sacked after a poor run for the club and he was replaced by Geoff Hurst. Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of Although initially selected by Hurst, Bannon gradually slipped down the order at Chelsea and was sold in October, 1979 to Dundee United for £165,000, a then Scottish transfer record and a bargain for manager Jim McLean. James (Jim Yuille McLean (born 1937 is a Scottish former football player and manager.
He made is debut for Dundee United F.C. against Raith Rovers in the League Cup in a 0-0 draw but scored in only his second game for the club and helped Dundee United win the Scottish League Cup, their first national trophy in season 1979-80. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs They repeated this feat the following season, with Bannon again being a key player.
Dundee United were now becoming a major threat to the more established Scottish clubs at the time like Rangers, Celtic and Aberdeen. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen They narrowly lost their third consecutive Scottish League Cup final to Rangers and also lost the Scottish Cup final in the same season. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The following year United won the Scottish League title for the first time, with Bannon, now the regular penalty taker, the midfield talisman. Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. They maintained a regular top five placing in the succeeding seasons.
Bannon remained a key figure in a great United side that went on to reach a European Cup semi-final, (narrowly losing to A.S. Roma of Italy), a UEFA Cup final, (losing 2-1 on aggregate to IFK Göteborg of Sweden) and the Scottish Cup finals of 1985, 1987 and 1988. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland They lost in all of these finals, and the Scottish Cup was the only domestic trophy Bannon failed to win in his career. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland
The 1988 Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic was Bannon's last match for Dundee United. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland
A scorer of goals and a maker of many, Bannon scored what is arguably the best goal scored at Tannadice. The fifth goal against German side Borussia Mönchengladbach where he "ran half the length of the pitch with the Germans in his wake" before slotting past the goalkeeper, is regarded by many as the finest they have seen. Borussia Mönchengladbach, is a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia.
He is rightfully regarded as a club legend at United for all his achievements in the golden era of the club.
He played out his career with his first club Hearts and with city rivals Hibs. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Bannon also played for Stenhousemuir and helped them win the Scottish Challenge Cup final at McDiarmid Park in 1995, defeating his old club Dundee United, who had been relegated to the first division that season, 5-4 on penalties.
Bannon was also a Scotland international, making his international debut in 1979 and winning 11 caps for his country. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports His final two games for Scotland came at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico where he was a substitute in the defeat to Denmark and played a large part of their next match against West Germany. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since It was in this game he had an outstanding shot from the edge of the box spectacularly saved by German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher. Harald Anton Schumacher (born March 6, 1954 in Düren, West Germany) commonly known as Toni Schumacher, was a football Scotland went on to lose the match 2-1, and Bannon was not included in the squad for the final group match against Uruguay. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. His only international goal came in 1983 against East Germany. 1|-| colspan=3|1 as United Team of Germany The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of the
His nephew, Paul Telfer, is also a footballer, and until recently played in defence for Celtic F.C.
Paul Norman Telfer (born 21 October 1971 is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Leeds United. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic