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club, Naomh
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successfully had a railway bridge situated near the place of Whelan's birth renamed after him in 2006, while the Naomh
Fionnbarra clubhouse also has Whelan's Manchester United membership card.
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and quickly became a regular first team player, and went on to make 98 first-team appearances in four seasons at United, scoring 52 goals. He was United's top scorer in the
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supporter. His father died in 1943, when Whelan was just eight years old. He was not a confident flyer and just before the aeroplane took off from
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was renamed in his honour. The campaign to have the bridge renamed was initiated and organised by members of the Cabra
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for the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster showing a photo of Liam Whelan.
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653:"The lost genius of Irish football: Remembering Liam Whelan, Dublin's Busby Babe"
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On 8 December 2006, the railway bridge on
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in 1956) but did not score. His brother John played for
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527:"Liam Whelan - a Talent Never To Be Forgotten".
357:. He also gave a commanding display in the 1957
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286:, winning a medal for St Peter's of Phibsboro.
987:Footballers killed in the Munich air disaster
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322:(including a surprising 4-1 victory against
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37:For other people named William Whelan, see
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977:People educated at Synge Street CBS
617:"Irish Stamps Collectors News 1/08"
575:"Blanchflower was Cup Final Hero".
560:"Eire Triumph Staggers Continent".
698:Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78
32:Billy Whelan (Scottish footballer)
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320:Republic of Ireland national team
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260:players who were killed in the
39:William Whelan (disambiguation)
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531:. 6 February 1988. p. 16.
451:Football League First Division
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314:Whelan began his career with
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361:final despite losing 2-1 to
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876:Harry Gregg
820:Frank Swift
775:Roger Byrne
663:14 February
547:Hogan Stand
479:runner-up:
363:Aston Villa
298:Club career
246:Liam Whelan
126:Position(s)
47:Liam Whelan
18:Liam Whelan
921:Categories
861:Matt Busby
810:David Pegg
805:Mark Jones
770:Geoff Bent
637:4 February
601:6 November
499:References
288:Dublin GAA
282:He played
250:footballer
83:1935-04-01
844:Survivors
790:Tom Curry
328:Rotterdam
316:Home Farm
214:1956–1957
191:1953–1958
144:Home Farm
98:, Ireland
69:Full name
906:Ray Wood
487:See also
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624:An Post
481:1956–57
459:1956–57
455:1955–56
440:Honours
423:An Post
324:Holland
763:Deaths
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657:The 42
477:FA Cup
403:Dublin
381:Legacy
359:FA Cup
277:Munich
269:Dublin
119:Munich
96:Dublin
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164:Years
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