Muldoon Tommy Image 1 Aston Villa 1925

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Athlone, Ireland Born wing half (who played both sides) Tommy Muldoon began his football career with hometown club Athlone Town in 1919, having served during the First World War in The Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment and subsequently served in British India. In 1924 he helped them win the FAI Cup, beating Bohemians and Shelbourne in early rounds, before defeating Fordsons in final. Together with Dinny Hannon, Frank Ghent, Paddy Reilly and John Joe Dykes, Muldoon was one of five Athlone Town players subsequently included in the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Olympic Games.

Between 1924 and 1927 Muldoon made 5 appearances for the Irish Free State. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympic Games, he made his debut for the Free State against Bulgaria in their first ever senior international on 28th May. At the same tournament he also played against the Netherlands on 2nd June. Then on the following day, Muldoon played against Estonia in a friendly. On 14th June 1924 he played in another friendly against the United States in a 3-1 win at Dalymount Park.  His last international appearance was in the 2-1 defeat to Italy B on 23rd April 1927. Together with Mick O’Brien, Harry Duggan and Joe Kendrick, he became one of the first four English League based players to play for the Irish Free State. Muldoon was injured during the game and finished it as a limping passenger.

In October 1924, Muldoon signed for First Division club Aston Villa and made his Football League debut at Preston North End that December. He went on to play 18 matches that season but was largely a fringe player thereafter, making 34 first team appearances during his three year stay at Villa Park. In September 1927 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur but failed to make the first eleven. In July 1929 he returned to the Midlands where he played over 59 matches for Walsall over two seasons, playing his last match for The Saddlers in February 1931. His career thereafter is uncertain.