What is Davy Walsh?
[[File:Davy Walsh 2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Walsh in 2014]] '''David Joseph Walsh''' (28 April 1923 – 14 March 2016), commonly referred to as '''Davy Walsh''' or '''Dave Walsh''', was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[association football|footballer]]. He was born in [[Waterford]], Ireland. He played as a centre forward for, among others, [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. Walsh was a [[dual Irish international footballers|dual international]]. He played for both Ireland teams – the [[Ireland national football team (FAI)|FAI XI]] and the [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|IFA XI]]. In 1949, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated [[England national football team|England]] [[England v Ireland (1949)|2–0]] at [[Goodison Park]], becoming the first team to beat England at home. Walsh died on 14 March 2016 from [[pneumonia]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland. He was aged 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-albion-dave-walsh-3007197.aspx|title=WBA Albion Davy Walsh Dies at 92|publisher=WBA.co.uk|access-date=14 March 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314233905/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-albion-dave-walsh-3007197.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2008/01/dave-walsh.html Northern Ireland’s Footballing Greats] {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Davy}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Aston Villa F.C. players]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Irish footballers]] [[Category:People from Waterford]] [[Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}