Paddy O'Kane

Paddy O'Kane was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s.

Paddy O'Kane

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Joseph O'Kane ^[1]
Date of birth	(1906-11-15)15 November 1906
Place of birth	Dublin
Date of death	2 February 1968(1968-02-02) (aged 61)
Place of death	Blanchardstown, Dublin
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934 -1935	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)

O'Kane was a tough defender who played for Bohemians during his career in the League of Ireland. He was part of the Bohs team that won the FAI Cup in 1935, beating Dundalk 4–3 at Dalymount Park.^[2] Paddy captained Bohemians in the 1936 season ^[3] following his brother Mick who was captain in 1931 to become the 2nd set of brothers to captain the club. The first were the Hooper brothers, Willie and Richard.

International career

He won full international caps for the Irish Free State while a Bohemian, making his debut against Hungary at Dalymount Park in December 1934.^[4]

Honours

• FAI Cup:
  • Bohemians - 1934/35

References

1. "Patrick Joseph O'Kane". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
2. Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.
3. Bohemian FC match programme, 29 January 1989
4. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".