| Pat Jennings | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Patrick Anthony Jennings | |
| Date of birth | 12 June 1945 | |
| Place of birth | Newry, Northern Ireland | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1961–1963 | Newry Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1963–1964 1964–1977 1977–1985 1985–1986 |
Watford Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur |
48 (0) 472 (1) 237 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1964–1986 | Northern Ireland | 119 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12, 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish former football player. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Newry ( short form An tIúr, "The Yew" is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He played 119 games for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper, a figure which at the time was a world record and is still a Northern Ireland record, in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. During his career Jennings played in over 1,000 top level games, and even managed to score a goal in the 1967 Charity Shield match.
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Club career
Newry Town & Watford
Jennings began his playing career with his hometown side Newry Town as a sixteen year old. Newry City is a Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. After impressing with the team he moved to English Third Division side Watford in May 1963. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Jennings again impressed in his first season in English football, as he played every league game for his club, and was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for £27,000 at the end of it. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur
Jennings spent thirteen years at White Hart Lane, where he played in 472 league games for Spurs, and 591 in all competitions. For the railway station of the same name see White Hart Lane railway station. He won the FA Cup in 1967, the League Cup in 1971 and 1973, and the UEFA Cup in 1972. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. He also scored once, in the 1967 Charity Shield, with a kick from his hands — sending a large punt down the field that bounced over Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stepney and landed in the net. Alexander Cyril Stepney (born 18 September 1942 in Mitcham, Surrey) was an English football player who was Manchester United 's In 1973 the Football Writers' Association named him as its footballer of the year, three years later he won PFA's version of the award. The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) is an association of England football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies founded in The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply
Arsenal
In August 1977, he was transferred to Tottenham's arch-rivals, Arsenal, with Tottenham thinking he was nearing the end of his career. However, Jennings saw off rivals for the goalkeeper's jersey to play for Arsenal for another eight years. Whilst at Highbury, he helped Arsenal to three successive FA Cup finals, in 1978, 1979, and 1980. Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 However, Arsenal only managed to win the second of these finals, a 3-2 victory against Manchester United. In total, Jennings made 327 appearances for Arsenal, 237 of them in the League, between 1977 and his eventual retirement from first-team club football in 1985.
Shamrock Rovers
He guested for Shamrock Rovers in a testimonial for Shay Brennan shortly after the World Cup in 1986. Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige are a football club from Dublin, Ireland. Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan ( May 6, 1937 - June 9 2000) born in Manchester, England; was an Irish
International career
Jennings made his Northern Ireland debut as an eighteen year old, whilst playing for Watford. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. This game was on the 15th of April 1964, and was a British Home Championship match against Wales, Northern Ireland won the game 3-2; George Best made his international debut in the same game. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Jennings played his final international game on his 41st birthday, having returned to Tottenham Hotspur six months earlier, playing in their reserve side to maintain his match sharpness. This game was Northern Ireland's final group game in the 1986 World Cup, and was against Brazil, Brazil won the game 3-0. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international This was Jennings's second World Cup, he had previously played in the 1982 World Cup. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11.
Retirement
Following his retirement Jennings has worked as a goalkeeping coach. He has worked at Tottenham in this capacity since 1993. In 2003 Jennings was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of the skills he demonstrated in the English league. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England.
His son, also named Pat, is also a goalkeeper. Patrick Jennings (born September 24, 1979, Hertfordshire, England) commonly known as Pat Jennings Junior, is a footballer He has played for Eircom League clubs UCD and is playing for Derry. The FAI eircom League of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland 's current national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League University College Dublin Association Football Club ( Irish: Cumann Peile Coláiste na hOllscoile Áth Cliath) is an Irish football Derry City Football Club ( Cumann Peile Chathair Dhoire, kʊmən̪ˠ pɛlʲə xahəɾʲ ɣɛɾʲə is an Irish football club based in Derry,
Jennings now lives in Broxbourne, Herts. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001 Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of
Honours
- FA Cup Winner - 1967
- League Cup Winner 1971 and 1973
- Uefa Cup Winner 1972
- FA Cup Winner - 1979
- Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1973
- PFA Players' Player of the Year 1976
| Preceded by Gordon Banks |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1973 |
Succeeded by Ian Callaghan |
| Preceded by Colin Todd |
PFA Players' Player of the Year 1976 |
Succeeded by Andy Gray |
References
- Jennings, Pat (1983). Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The 1967 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley on 20 May 1967, between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. The 1979 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 12 May 1979 at Wembley Stadium. Gordon Banks, OBE (born 30 December, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or simply the Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April, 1942 in Toxteth, Liverpool) holds the record for the most appearances for Liverpool. Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is an English football manager and former player The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply Andrew Mullen Gray (born November 30, 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and is now a football pundit for Pat Jennings: An Autobiography. London, Willow Books, ISBN 0-00-218069-3.
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| NAME | Jennings, Patrick Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jennings, Pat |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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