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| Ronnie Whelan:
Midfielder |
| Nickname: |
| Date of
Birth: 25.09.1961 |
| Squad:
number: |
| With the Reds:
1980-1994 |
| Height:
5 ft 9 in |
| Weight:
10 st 13 lb |
| Bought from:
Home Farm |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј35,000 - 19.09.1979 |
| Debut: 3rd April 1981 v Stoke
City (H) D1 win 1-0, goal (Aged 19) |
| Debut goal:
03.04.1981 |
| 1st team
league games: 362 (11 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 46 |
| Total 1st team
games: 493 (18 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 73 |
| Contract expiry:
09.09.1994, free transfer to Southend |
| International caps:
53 (39 as Liverpool) Rep. Ireland |
| International
goals: |
| International debut:
29.04.1981 vs. Czechoslovakia |
| Characteristics: |
| Former
clubs: Home Farm, Southend United (player and manager), Panionios (manager),
Olympiakos Nicosia (manager) |
| Birth
Place: Dublin, Ireland |
Honours: 6 Division One
Championship 81-82, 82-83, 83-84, 85-86, 87-88, 89-90, 2 FA Cups 85-86, 88-89, 3 League
Cups 81-82, 82-83, 83-84, 1 European Cup 83-84, 5 Charity Shields 82, 86 (shared), 88, 89,
90 (shared), 1 Screen Sport Super Cup 85-86, 1 Central League Championship 80-81
Runners up: 1 Charity Shields 92, 1 European Cup 84-85 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: Whelan played
for the Republic of Ireland winning 53 caps, like his father, Ronnie Whelan Snr who played
and scored 109 goals for his country |
| Website: |
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Total
LFC games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1980-81 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| 1981-82 |
31/1 |
10 |
3 |
|
8 |
3 |
3/1 |
1 |
|
|
45/2 |
14 |
| 1982-83 |
26/2 |
2 |
1 |
|
3/3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
|
36/5 |
7 |
| 1983-84 |
20/3 |
4 |
0/1 |
|
4/1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
29/5 |
9 |
| 1984-85 |
35/2 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
1/1 |
|
56/3 |
12 |
| 1985-86 |
39 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
57 |
14 |
| 1986-87 |
39 |
3 |
3 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
53 |
5 |
| 1987-88 |
26/2 |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
31/2 |
1 |
| 1988-89 |
37 |
4 |
5 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
51 |
4 |
| 1989-90 |
34 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
46 |
2 |
| 1990-91 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
17 |
1 |
| 1991-92 |
9/1 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/1 |
1 |
| 1992-93 |
17 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
18 |
1 |
| 1993-94 |
23 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
1 |
| 1994-95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
351/11 |
46 |
40/1 |
7 |
46/4 |
14 |
23/1 |
6 |
15/1 |
|
475/18 |
73 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 475 |
Started |
|
322 |
League |
| 40 |
On the bench |
|
50 |
League Cup |
| 18 |
Substitute |
|
41 |
FA Cup |
| 20 |
Substituted |
|
40 |
Premier League |
|
|
|
23 |
European Cup |
|
|
|
7 |
Charity Shield |
|
|
|
6 |
Screen Sport Super Cup |
|
|
|
2 |
Centenary Trophy |
|
|
|
1 |
European Super Cup |
|
|
|
1 |
World Club Championship |
Career Milestones for Ronnie Whelan:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
03.04.1981 |
Stoke City |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
28.08.1982 |
WBA |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 100 |
11.02.1984 |
Arsenai |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
01.01.1985 |
Watford |
1-1 |
Vicarage Road |
League |
| 200 |
29.10.1985 |
Brighton & HA |
4-0 |
Anfield |
LC |
| 250 |
27.09.1986 |
Aston Villa |
3-3 |
Anfield |
League |
| 300 |
29.09.1987 |
Derby County |
4-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 350 |
11.12.1988 |
Everton |
1-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 400 |
26.12.1989 |
Sheffield W |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 450 |
11.04.1992 |
Aston Villa |
0-1 |
Villa Park |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
03.04.1981 |
27 |
Stoke City |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
04.01.1986 |
78 |
Norwich City |
5-0 |
Anfield |
FA |
| Seasons |
Player № |
| 1993-94 |
12 |
|
* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number.
Update 03.08.2007 |
|
PROFILE
 The gifted successor to
Ray Kennedy on the left flank of Liverpool's midfield, Whelan made a massive contribution
to the club's majestic triumphs under Bob Paisley and Kenny Dalglish in the 1980's winning
six League title medals, three FA Cup, a European Cup and three Milk Cup medals.
A natural footballer, Whelan was signed by Paisley from Home Farm in his native
Dublin in October 1979, just after his 18th birthday. He gave a hint of things to come by
scoring on his debut against Stoke in April 1981, the first of 73 goals scored for
Liverpool in almost 500 senior appearances.
 He had a
talent for scoring spectacular and crucial goals, including a magnificent swerving shot
that beat Manchester United at Wembley in the 1983 Milk Cup Final, the year after he
scored twice at the same venue in the final of the same competition against Tottenham. As
well as fierce shooting power Whelan’s lean build incorporated tigerish tackling
ability.
Later in his Anfield career he captained Liverpool and switched inside to a central
midfield role. Whelan emulated his father, Ronnie senior, by representing the Republic of
Ireland, for whom he won 53 caps. He left Anfield in 1994 to manage Southend, followed by
a spell in charge of Greek club Panionios and then Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus. Total LFC
games/goals for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1980-81 |
30 |
8 |
|
|
30 |
8 |
| 1983-84 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
2 |
| 1984-85 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
| 1991-92 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
| 1992-93 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
| 1993-94 |
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
| Total |
52 |
13 |
|
|
52 |
13 |
Notes:
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1981 v Czechoslovakia (sub); 1982 v Holland (sub), France; 1983 v Iceland, Malta,
Spain; 1984 v Israel, USSR, Norway; 1985 v Italy (sub), Israel, England, Norway (sub),
Switzerland (sub); 1986 v USSR, Wales; 1987 v Belgium, Scotland, Bulgaria, Belgium,
Brazil, Luxembourg; 1988 v Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Poland, Norway, England, USSR, Holland;
1989 v Northern Ireland, France, Hungary, Spain, Malta; 1990 v West Germany, Northern
Ireland, Malta, Wales, Holland (sub) (39). |
