Eddie Spence
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Éamonn Mac Spealáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Born | (1925-08-09)9 August 1925 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Died | 31 January 2023(2023-01-31) (aged 97) Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Belfast O'Connell's | |||
Club titles | |||
Antrim titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Antrim | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Edward Spence (9 August 1925 – 31 January 2023) was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Belfast O'Connell's and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior football team. Spence usually lined out as a forward.
Career
Spence first played Gaelic football as a schoolboy at St Malachy's College in Belfast. His performances saw him join the Belfast O'Connell's junior team while still underage, before making his first senior appearance as an 18-year-old.[1]
After being overlooked for the Antrim minor football team, Spence first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the junior team. He soon progressed to the senior team. Spence was a member of the Antrim team that won the Ulster SFC title in 1946.[2][3]
Death
Spence died on 31 January 2023, at the age of 97.[4]
Honours
- Antrim
References
- ^ "Eddie Spence, last survivor of Antrim 1946 football team, passes away". The Irish News. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Reports of Antrim hero's death greatly exaggerated". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Spence RIP". The Saffron Gael. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Eddie SPENCE". Funeral Times website. Retrieved 7 February 2023.