Full name Jeremy Ireland Years Team c.1955–1957 Chester | Playing position Place of birth Chester, England Name Jerry Ireland | |
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Date of birth (1938-09-14) 14 September 1938 (age 77) | ||
Jeremy "Jerry" Ireland (born 14 September 1938, Chester) is an English former footballer. He played in The Football League for his local club Chester between 1957 and 1962. He also played ocationly for Liverpool and Manchester city.
Playing career
Ireland made his professional debut for Chester shortly after his 19th birthday in September 1957 on 21 September 1957 in a 1–1 draw with Southport, with four goals being scored in 15 league matches before the end of the season. His season included a goal in a 9–2 demolition of York City.
By the closing stages of 1959–60, Ireland and Alec Croft were given runs in the side and they were joined by several other youngsters in the first team, as players including Jimmy Cooper, Gerry Citron, Colin Jones, Derek Owen and future star Ron Davies were given their chance.
Ireland remained with Chester for two more years before dropping into non–league football with Altrincham.