Theo Foley (2 April 1937 – 26 June 2020) was an Irish footballer and football manager/coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theo Foley | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Inchicore, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2020 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1955 | Home Farm | ||
| 1955–1961 | Exeter City | 155 | (1) |
| 1961–1967 | Northampton Town | 204 | (8) |
| 1967–1968 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Republic of Ireland | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Northampton Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
During his footballing career, he played as a defender for Home Farm, Exeter City, Northampton Town and Charlton Athletic.[3][4]
He also appeared nine times for the Republic of Ireland.[5][4]
Coaching career
In the mid 1970s Foley was assistant manager, then manager, at Charlton Athletic.
This was followed by a spell as assistant manager at Millwall F.C., reserve team coach at Queen's Park Rangers and another spell as assistant manager at Millwall.
In 1986 Foley became assistant manager of Arsenal, working with manager George Graham. Their focus on organised defence and strong running resulted in winning a League Cup and Football League Title together.[6]
In May 1990 Foley left Arsenal to manage Northampton Town.
In April 1993 he became youth team coach at Fulham.
Author
In October 2018, Foley published his autobiography "Theo Give Us A Ball" which he wrote with his son Paul.
Death
References
- ^ "Q&A with Theo Foley". She Wore. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Where are they now?". The Irish Times. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Theo Foley". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b "Arsenal title-winning assistant manager Theo Foley passes away". rte.ie. RTE. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Theo Foley at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Theo Foley – the Irishman who deserves more than a footnote in footballing history". London Football Scene. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal title-winning assistant manager Theo Foley passes away". Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Northampton Town legend Theo Foley dies aged 83". ITV News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
External links
- Theo Foley at NTFC.premiumtv.co.uk