Tommy Lynch (footballer)

Tommy Lynch
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Lynch
Date of birth	(1964-10-10) 10 October 1964
Place of birth	Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987-1988	Limerick	0	(0)
1988–1990	Sunderland	4	(0)
1990–1996	Shrewsbury Town	234	(14)
1996–1998	Waterford United	68	(4)
1998–2000	Limerick	47	(6)
National team
1986	League of Ireland XI	8	(0)
Teams managed
1996–1998	Waterford United (player-manager)
1999–2000	Limerick (player-manager)
2003-2005	Kilkenny City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas "Tommy" Lynch (born 10 October 1964 in Limerick) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender. He made his football league debut playing for Sunderland but after just four starts he was signed by Asa Hartford for Shrewsbury Town,

Style of play

Clocking up over 200 appearances with is no nonsense defending, akin to that of Stuart Pearce Lynch was at Shrewsbury, during a period of transition, and while overall club performances at times lacked, Tommys never did - making him a real crowd pleaser. Moments which really personified Lynch's style of play, can be found in the 91/92 season, when after a strong tackle on a Stoke City player, who took exception to his challenge, proceeded to retaliate and headbutt Tommy Lynch.

Lynch shook his head to clear it, in time to see the aforementioned player, being red carded and simultaneously carried off on a stretcher, and later being diagnosed with a fractured skull

Tommy now lives back home in Ireland. He work's for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, as a co-ordinator of a School Completion Programme, working closely alongside children and their families.

In August 2011, Lynch was inducted into the Shrewsbury Town players hall of fame, among the likes of Arthur Rowley, Graham Turner, Alf Wood and Goalkeeper Ken Mulhearn

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Waterford United F.C. – managers

Coad (1960–63)
John Phelan (1963–64)
Coad (1964–67)
Martin Ferguson (1967–68)
Maguire (1968–69)
Hale (1969–70)
Brennan (1970–74)
Craig (1974)
O'Donovan (1974–75)
McSeveney (1975–77)
Harper (1978)
Jackson (1978–82)
Hale (1982–88)
Thomas (1988)
King (1989)
Casey (1989)
Matthews (1989–1990)
Coad (1990)
Hale (1991–93)
Ormsby (1993–94)
Matthews (1994–95)
Bennett (1995–96)
Lynch (1996–98)
Flanagan (1998–00)
Paul Power (2000–01)
Rea (2001**)
McGeough (2002–03)
Reynolds (2004)
Rea (2005)
Kerley (2006)
Cronin (2006–08)
Henderson (2008–2011)
O'Brien (2011–2013)
Griffin (2013–2015)
Collins (2015–)

**=In an interim role

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