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'''Theo Foley''' (2 April 1937 - 26 June 2020) was an Irish former footballer and football manager/coach
'''Theo Foley''' (2 April 1937 - 26 June 2020) was an Irish footballer and football manager/coach


He was born in [[Inchicore]], [[Dublin]] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shewore.com/2018/10/16/qa-with-theo-foley/|title=Q&A with Theo Foley|publisher=She Wore|date=|accessdate=13 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/where-are-they-now-1.142589|title=Where are they now?|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=4 January 1998|accessdate=13 March 2019}}</ref>
He was born in [[Inchicore]], [[Dublin]] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shewore.com/2018/10/16/qa-with-theo-foley/|title=Q&A with Theo Foley|publisher=She Wore|date=|accessdate=13 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/where-are-they-now-1.142589|title=Where are they now?|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=4 January 1998|accessdate=13 March 2019}}</ref>

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Theo Foley (2 April 1937 - 26 June 2020) was an Irish footballer and football manager/coach

He was born in Inchicore, Dublin in Ireland.[1][2]

Playing career

During his footballing career, he played as a defender for Home Farm, Burnley F.C., Exeter City F.C., Northampton Town F.C. and Charlton Athletic.[3]

He also appeared nine times for the Republic of Ireland.[4]

Coaching career

In the mid 1970's Theo was assistant manager, then manager at Charlton Athletic F.C.

This was followed by a spell as assistant manager at Millwall F.C, reserve team coach at Queen's Park Rangers F.C. and another spell as assistant manager at Millwall. F.C.

In 1986 Theo became assistant manager of Arsenal F.C., working with manager George Graham. Their focus on organised defence and strong running resulted in winning a League Cup and Football League Title together.

In May 1990 Theo left to manage Northampton Town F.C.

In April 1993 he became youth team coach at Fulham F.C.

Author

In October 2018, Theo published his autobiography "Theo Give Us A Ball" which he wrote with his son Paul.


References

  1. ^ "Q&A with Theo Foley". She Wore. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Where are they now?". The Irish Times. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Theo Foley". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. ^ Theo Foley at National-Football-Teams.com

5. ^ https://londonfootballscene.co.uk/2019/02/03/theo-foley-the-irishman-who-deserves-more-than-a-footnote-in-footballing-history/