Eddie O'Hara (footballer, born 1927), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish footballer
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Place of Birth: Dalkey, Leinster, Ireland
About Eddie O'Hara (footballer, born 1927)
- Edward Patrick O'Hara (22 February 1927 – 8 March 1987) was an Irish professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Birmingham City.O'Hara was born in Dalkey, which was then in County Dublin.
- An outside left, he played for Dundalk in the League of Ireland alongside Jim Higgins, before the pair joined Birmingham City in 1949.
- Both players went straight into the starting eleven, making their First Division debuts on 19 November 1949 in a 1–1 draw at home to Fulham.
- There was strong competition for places on the wing, from Johnny Berry, Harold Roberts and Jackie Stewart among others.
- O'Hara played only once more that season, and four times in the Second Division in 1951, before moving on to non-league club Hereford United.
- He then returned to Ireland to play for Sligo Rovers and Drumcondra before coming back to England with Lockheed Leamington and a second spell with Hereford United.O'Hara died in 1987 at the age of 60.
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