Denis Irwin Fact File 1990-?:

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[ £625,000 Oldham Athletic ]
[ Full-back 3 ]
[ Dob 31/10/65 ]
[ signed July 90 ]
[ 5ft 8"]
[ 10s 10lbs]

[Debut: 25th August 1990 vs Coventry City (h)]
[1st goal v Chelsea Lg Div1 PL 15/12/91]
[Cork, Rep Ireland ]

FA Carling Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	European Cup	Total
332 (CS-7)	41	28	61	469

FA Carling Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	European Cup	Total
23 (CS-0)	7	0	3	33

Full International: Republic of Ireland (48 caps, 2 goals) upd.1/2/99
Denis Irwin has been capped at all levels by Ireland: at schoolboy, youth, under-21 and full.
Previous Clubs - Apprentice at Leeds in 1983, League debut Jan 84. Transfered to Oldham Athletic in May ‘86.
As a sixteen year old Denis Irwin signed for Leeds United as an apprentice. He made a total of 72 appearances for Leeds before being released as a 20-year-old, on a free transfer, to join Oldham Athletic.
In his first season at United, he was again on a losing side in a League Cup final, but winning a European Cup Winners' Cup medal more than compensated for this. He was back at Wembley, 12 months later, for yet another League Cup final. This time United beat Nottingham Forest 1-0, winning the trophy for the first time in the club's history.
Denis Irwin is one of the greatest full-backs in United's history. The quiet Irishman's consistency has made him a vital player in United's team of the 90's. In the Reds' first double-winning season, he was the only player to play in all League and F.A. Cup games.
His room mate at United is Roy Keane.

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