He joined Shamrock Rovers in their maiden season in League of Ireland football in 1922 and went on to spend fifteen years at Glenmalure Park winning everything the domestic game had to offer.
[citation needed] Sacky played in the official opening of the Milltown ground on the 19 September 1926 against Belfast Celtic F.C.
[citation needed] He played in a record ten FAI Cup finals plus four replays.
[citation needed] He won eight caps for the Irish Free State making his debut on the 23 April 1927 in Ireland's first ever home game at Lansdowne Road[1] and captaining his country in his last four caps in 1935 and 1936.
[2] He was part of the team that went unbeaten in 1924/25 and 1926/27 and scored a total of 32 league goals for the Hoops.