Frank Heaney

Frank Heaney

Personal information
Full name	Frank Heaney[1]
Date of birth	23 November 1886
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	24 August 1937(1937-08-24) (aged 50)[2]
Place of death	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	St James’s Gate
1911–1912	Leeds City	2	(0)
	St James’s Gate
	Shelbourne
	St James’s Gate
International career
1913–1921	Ireland Amateurs	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Heaney (23 November 1886 – 24 August 1937) was an Irish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City as a right back.^[1] He was a member of the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Summer OIympics,^[4] but did not travel to the tournament.^[3]

Personal life

Heaney's brother John also became a footballer.^[5] He served in the Irish Guards during the First World War and died of stomach cancer in 1937.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds City	1911–12[6]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

St James's Gate

• League of Ireland (1): 1921–22^[3]
• FAI Cup (1): 1921–22^[3]
• Irish Intermediate Cup (1): 1919–20^[3]
• Leinster Senior League (1): 1919–20^[3]
• Leinster Senior Cup (2): 1919–20, 1921–22^[3]
• LFA Metropolitan Cup (1): 1919–20^[3]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 133. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Players – Frank Heaney 1911–12". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
3. "Frank Heaney". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
4. "Frank Heaney". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
5. "Heaney: Frank". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
6. "Leeds City Players Details : No.84 : Heaney, Frank". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 16 June 2017.