Ronnie Nolan

After earning one schoolboy cap in 1949 and captaining the international youths twice he made his Shamrock Rovers debut on 1 September 1952 in a Dublin City Cup game against Drumcondra.

He went on to become part of the teams of the 1950s and was the scorer of a last-minute winning goal in the 1956 FAI Cup final against Cork Athletic.

Nolan also had a spell as player and assistant manager at Bohemians during which time he picked up another FAI Cup winners medal in 1970.

A strong, uncompromising defender, Noland won ten caps for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Nolan was also a member of Newlands Golf Club and an enthusiastic and capable golfer and all round great sportsman and also a gentleman.

The Republic of Ireland national football team had a match in Sweden against the Sweden men's national football team in May 1960 – players of the team from left to right, standing; Seamus Dunne , Noel Dwyer , Charlie Hurley . Michael McGrath, Pat Saward ; crouched: Joe Haverty , George Cummins , Dermot Curtis , Ronnie Nolan , Ambrose "Amby" Fogarty and Fionan "Paddy" Fagan .