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Key facts
- 1956
- Shamrock Rovers (Newry)
- 1986
- Everton
- Full name
- Patrick Anthony Jennings
- Date of birth
- ( 1945-06-12 ) 12 June 1945 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Newry , Northern Ireland
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- 1961 1963
- Newry Town
- Years
- Team
- 1963 1964
- Watford
- 1964 1977
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 1977 1985
- Arsenal
- 1985 1986
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 1964 1986
- Northern Ireland
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Nationality
- Northern Ireland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Family name
- Jennings
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newry
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- Country for sport
- Northern Ireland
- Image
- Pat Jennings (2018).jpg
- Height
- 183
- Residence
- Newry
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- 1945-07-12
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- Pat Jennings
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- 1986-00-00
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- 1963-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Patrick Anthony Jennings (born 12 June 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport and was nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 1973, 1975 and 1985.
He played 119 international matches for Northern Ireland in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. During his career, Jennings played for Newry Town, Watford and in the top division with Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, winning the FA Cup with both of the north London rivals. In total, Jennings made over 1,000 top level appearances, and despite being a goalkeeper, he scored from play in the 1967 FA Charity Shield.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pat Jennings” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.