Pat Daly (4 December 1927 – 1 January 2003), also known as Paddy Daly was an Irish former footballer who played as a centre half. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1948 as a defender. He also had a brief spell in England with Aston Villa in the 1949–50 season playing just three games for the Birmingham-based club. He won his one and only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 8 September 1949 in a 3–0 win over Finland in Dalymount Park, Dublin in a World Cup Qualifying game. Daly's appearance that day was shrouded in controversy, however. The FAI had unwittingly infringed the rules of the World Cup tournament by bringing on a substitute, which at the time, prohibited players being replaced. Daly represented the League of Ireland XI on 3 occasions while at Glenmalure Park. Honours League of Ireland Shield Shamrock Rovers - 1951/52 Sources The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () External links Pat Daly at Aston Villa Player Database Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers Ireland (FAI) international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players 1927 births 2003 deaths League of Ireland XI players Association football defenders