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3 unusual facts about Tom Aherne


1949 England vs Ireland football match

Two days earlier, on 28 September, Carey and Tom Aherne had been included in the IFA XI that had been heavily defeated 7-2 by the same England side.

Another two Irish players, Tom Aherne and Tommy Moroney, like Finney, played in the English Second Division.

Billy McMillan

He subsequently established himself as a regular member of the senior team, playing alongside the likes of Jimmy McAlinden, Jackie Vernon, Charlie Tully, Tom Aherne, Robin Lawler, Jimmy Jones and Johnny Campbell.



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