▁to ▁Hol ley ▁& ▁Ch alk ' s ▁" In ▁That ▁Number ", ▁" he ▁had ▁trem end ous ▁ag ility , ▁which ▁went ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁in ▁compens ating ". ▁Ireland ▁recogn ised ▁his ▁tal ents , ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁against ▁Argentina ) ▁and ▁before ▁May ▁was ▁out ▁he ▁had ▁added ▁a ▁second ▁cap ▁( v . ▁Norway ). ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁South am pton ▁for ▁a ▁then ▁record ▁League ▁of ▁Ireland ▁fee ▁for ▁a ▁goal keeper ▁of ▁£ 4 , 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁By ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁his ▁South am pton ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁Division ▁Two ▁against ▁H ull ▁City . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁ 5 ▁seasons ▁he ▁made ▁ 1 3 6 ▁League ▁and ▁Cup ▁appearances ▁with ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁added ▁another ▁three ▁Irish ▁caps ▁to ▁his ▁collection . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁The ▁D ell , ▁he ▁cont ested ▁John ▁Christ ie ▁for ▁the ▁goal keeper ' s ▁j er sey . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁un success fully ▁applied ▁for ▁the ▁manager ' s ▁post ▁at ▁Peter borough ▁United . ▁He ▁was ▁almost ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁against ▁Nor wich ▁City ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁July ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Ye ov il ▁Town