Eddie Falloon

Eddie Falloon
Personal information
Full name	Edward Falloon
Date of birth	20 December 1903
Place of birth	Larne, Ireland
Date of death	4 July 1963 (aged 59)
Place of death	Larne, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1922–1927	Crusaders
1927–1938	Aberdeen
1938–1939	Clyde
1939–1940	Larne
1940–1941	Crusaders
Total
International career
1931–1932	Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Falloon (20 December 1903 – 4 July 1963) was an Irish professional football defender who played for Crusaders, Aberdeen, Clyde and Larne.

Playing career[edit]

Club career[edit]

Falloon began his career with Belfast club Crusaders in the 1922/23 season. In 1927, he signed for Scottish club Aberdeen as a forward, before converting to a centre-half. In 1937, he was captain of Aberdeen in their first Scottish Cup final against Celtic, which Aberdeen lost 2–1.^[1]

In the following season, 1937–38, he signed for Clyde in a £700 deal.^[2] In 1939, he won the Scottish Cup as Clyde beat Motherwell in the final 4–0.^[2]^[3] That was one of his last games for the club and in Scotland, as he soon moved to his hometown club Larne. After one season there, he rejoined Crusaders and played for one more season before retiring in 1941.^[2]

International career[edit]

Falloon won two caps for Ireland, in 1931 and 1932, both against Scotland.^[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[edit]

Club^[4]	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club^[4]	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crusaders	1922-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	1923-24		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1924-25		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1925-26		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1926-27		-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total		-	-	-	-	-	-
Aberdeen	1927-28	Scottish Division One	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1928-29		1	1	0	0	1	1
	1929-30		6	0	1	0	7	0
	1930-31		13	0	4	0	17	0
	1931-32		21	3	1	0	22	3
	1932-33		33	1	3	0	36	1
	1933-34		31	0	4	0	35	0
	1934-35		32	1	4	0	36	1
	1935-36		34	0	5	0	39	0
	1936-37		34	0	4	0	38	0
	1937-38		16	0	0	0	16	0
	Total		223	6	26	0	249	6
Clyde	1937-38	Scottish Division One	-	-	-	-	-	-
	1938-39	Scottish Division One	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total		44	0	-	-	44+	0+
Larne	1939-40	Irish League	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larne	Total		-	-	-	-	-	-
Crusaders	1940-41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crusaders	Total		-	-	-	-	-	-
Career total			267+	6+	26+	0+	249+	6+

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Ireland	1931	1
Ireland	1932	1
Total		2

Honours[edit]

Aberdeen

Scottish Cup runner up: 1937

Clyde

Scottish Cup winner: 1939

References[edit]

^ "Eddie Falloon profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Eddie Falloon profile". Northern Ireland Football Greats. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019
^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[1] "Eddie Falloon profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[nifg-2] "Eddie Falloon profile". Northern Ireland Football Greats. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[39cup-3] Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019

[4] "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

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