Seamus Donal D'Arcy (14 December 1921 – 22 February 1985), known as Jimmy D'Arcy or sometimes Paddy D'Arcy, was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as an inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seamus Donal D'Arcy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1921-12-14)14 December 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Newry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 1985(1985-02-22) (aged 63)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Harrow, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Waterford | |||
| 1943–1946 | Limerick | ||
| 1946 | Dundalk | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Newry Town | ||
| 1947–1948 | Ballymena United | (12) | |
| 1948–1951 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | (1) |
| 1951–1952 | Chelsea | 23 | (12) |
| 1952–1954 | Brentford | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 58 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1952–1953 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (1) |
| 1953 | IFA XI | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After playing in the Republic of Ireland for Waterford, Limerick, Dundalk and in Northern Ireland for Ballymena United,[2][3] D'Arcy played professionally in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Brentford,[1] before his retirement in 1954.[3] He also represented the IFA XI.[4] An ankle injury ended D'Arcy's career in 1954 and the following year he returned to Charlton Athletic to serve as Development Association Officer for eight months.[5]
After retiring from football, D'Arcy settled in Sudbury and worked as a quality inspector for a local glass manufacturing company.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundalk | 1946–47[3] | League of Ireland | 0 | 0 | ― | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| Chelsea | 1951–52[6] | First Division | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ― | 29 | 13 | |
| 1952–53[6] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ― | 31 | 12 | |||
| Brentford | 1952–53[7] | Second Division | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ― | 13 | 3 | |
| Career total | 36 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 19 | ||