MR: But at that time where did Shels play their home games? RD: And I wasn’t afraid and after a few games I got going and started banging in the goals. But I had plenty of stamina, I’d two great feet and I was very good with my head. RD: The first match I played in Milltown against Shamrock Rovers and Rovers had a very good team then and they beat us 1-0 but the transition from playing school boy football into senior football like that is a bit daunting, you’re coming up against seasoned players and older men … MR: And what are your memories of the first match that you played for? RD: Well Gerry Doyle was a scout for Shels and he was responsible for getting me into Shels when I was 19 years of age and I was a Refrigeration Mechanic at that time earning 25 shillings a week, for 6½ days a week, and Gerry got me in and he negotiated £3 a week for me and if we won we got an extra £1, that was £4 a week. MR: How did it come about that you signed with Shels? RD: Not really no, just chestnuts and swimming in the canal and marbles, you know the usual. MR: Did you play any other sports as a young boy? RD: And then I was playing with Finbar’s, it was the street leagues in Drimnagh at that particular time. And he was responsible for … before playing for them I won a school boy international cap against England and we played in Upton Park, West Ham’s ground in Upton Park but we were thrashed 9-1 at that match. RD: And they were managed by a man named Gerry Doyle who later become Manager of Shels. Finbar’s, they were a team from Drimnagh. MR: And what part of Dublin were you living in at the time? RD: Yes Rory Dywer and I was born in Dublin in 1932.
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Rory can I ask you your full name and your date of birth and where you lived as a child?
Rory and Ciara thanks a million for your time, for coming into today. Present are Rory Dwyer and Ciara Dywer and the interview is being carried out by Mark Redmond on behalf of Dublin City Archive. MR: This interview is taking place on the 19th of April 2011 in the lab on Foley Street. Place of Interview: Conference Room, The Lab, Dublin City Arts Office, Foley Street, Dublin 1
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Name of Interviewer: Marc Redmond (MR) on behalf of Dublin City Library and Archive (DCLA) Name of the Interviewee: Rory Dwyer (RD), also present his daughter Ciara Dwyer (CD) Project Name: Shelbourne FC Oral History Project: Phase 1 The memories he shares include playing in Iceland as a guest of Waterford FC (1953), winning the Irish Independent sports star of the week following his hat trick against Dundalk in 1954, and when he was wrongly blamed for missing a League of Ireland team meeting before a match against the Scottish League (1954). Rory talks about the Shels training regime, how injuries were treated, and the camaraderie between players during his playing days from 1951-1957. His wages were £3 per week, with an extra £1 if team won, and he also worked as a refrigerator mechanic. He played his schoolboy football in Drimnagh, before signing for Shels in 1951.
He holds the current club record of 40 goals in a season in all clubs competition. Rory Dwyer, born in 1932, is one of Shelbourne’s most celebrated centre forwards.
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