Terry Palmer (footballer)

Terry Palmer
Personal information
Full name Terence Palmer
Date of birth (1972-11-26) 26 November 1972
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Stella Maris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 UCD AFC 155 (8)
1998–2004 Shamrock Rovers 204 (17)
2005 Bohemians 14 (0)
Total 373 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terry Palmer (born 26 November 1972) is an Irish retired soccer player who played in the League of Ireland during the 1990s and 2000s.[1]

Career

He made his League of Ireland debut for UCD on 27 January 1991and played for the club for seven seasons. He scored a dream goal in the final of the Leinster Senior Cup (association football) in February 1995.

He then transferred to Shamrock Rovers in 1998.[2] He was the clubs Player of the Year in the 1999–2000 season. He made a total of 4 appearances in Europe for the Hoops in the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup, before being released in 2004.[3] For the 2000-01 League of Ireland and 2001-02 League of Ireland seasons Palmer was ever present.

He spent his final season in League of Ireland football at Bohemians[4] making his debut at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre on 8 April.[5] He retired at the end of the 2005 League of Ireland season.

References

  1. ^ "'We wouldn't wear the club colours and if the 'parkie' came along we'd disappear'". the42.ie. 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Lynch mob are ready to claim Saints' scalp". Independent.i.e. 24 December 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Available players on PFAI list". RTÉ Sport. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Bohs sign Palmer » Irish Football Online". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Subscription". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 April 2023.