Hibernians. On 18 June 1972 he came on as a substitute in a 3–2 win against Ecuador. This was the first of seven appearances as a sub. He scored both of his international goals in 1973. The first came on 6 June in a 1–1 away draw with Norway. Then on 10 October he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Poland at Dalymount Park. Both of these games were friendlies. He made his last appearance for the Republic in another friendly against Poland on 24 April 1977. On 3 July 1973, at Lansdowne Road, Dennehy also came on as a late sub for a Shamrock Rovers XI in a 4–3 defeat against Brazil. The Rovers XI was actually an All-Ireland XI which featured both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationals Later years Dennehy returned to the League of Ireland in November 1980 to play for Cork United and went to play for Waterford United, Limerick United, Drogheda United and Newcastle West before retiring. He eventually returned to Cork where he coached junior soccer teams and played hurling for St Vincent's GAA (Cork). On 17 August 2007, Dennehy was the victim of a serious assault outside a public house in Mayfield, Cork. He spent four months in Cork University Hospital, including five weeks in intensive care. As of February 2008 he is undergoing therapy in the National Rehabilitation Institute in Dún Laoghaire. On 6 March 2009 David Naughton was sentenced to six years in jail for the assault. References 1950 births Living people Association football wingers Gaelic footballers who switched code Association footballers from Cork (city) Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland international footballers Republic of Ireland under-23 international footballers League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Waterford F.C. players Limerick F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players Cork Hibernians F.C. players Sportspeople from Cork (city) English Football League players Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Expatriate footballers in England