27 Facts About Dean Delany

1.

Dean Delany spent four years with Vale, and did make 39 first team appearances, though was never their first choice keeper.

2.

Dean Delany spent time on loan at Macclesfield Town, but never made it onto the field.

3.

Dean Delany returned to Ireland in 2004 to sign a contract with Shelbourne, who he helped to the League of Ireland title in 2006.

4.

Dean Delany spent 2007 with Waterford United, though returned to Shelbourne the following year.

5.

Dean Delany joined Bohemians in time for the 2013 season, before returning to Shelbourne again in 2017 and helping the club to win promotion as League of Ireland First Division champions in 2019.

6.

Dean Delany was named on the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for the 2009 and 2018 seasons.

7.

Dean Delany had a two-month stint on loan to Macclesfield Town.

8.

Dean Delany failed to gain an appearance with Macclesfield during his time at Moss Rose.

9.

Dean Delany fell down to third in the pecking order at Vale Park behind Mark Goodlad and Jonny Brain, and was released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2004.

10.

Dean Delany joined the club in May 2004 on a short-term contract until the close of the 2004 season, and secured a two-year deal after the club won the league title that year.

11.

Dean Delany won his second league winners medal with Shelbourne at the end of the 2006 season.

12.

Dean Delany represented Shelbourne in their successful years in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.

13.

Dean Delany won Waterford's overall Player of the Year award, and helped the "Blues" to win the Munster Senior Cup, but he departed Waterford at the end of the season to rejoin former club Shelbourne.

14.

Dean Delany played in all 36 of Shelbourne's league matches in his first season back with the club and helped the "Reds" concede the fewest goals in the First Division, just 25 securing his position in division 1 team of the year.

15.

Dean Delany was yet again Shelbourne's first choice goalkeeper in 2009, playing in all but one league match and winning a place on the PFAI First Division Team of the Year.

16.

Dean Delany retained his first team place in 2011 ahead of new signing Paul Skinner, as the "Reds" won promotion as First Division runners-up; the league was extremely tight, as just three points separated the top four teams.

17.

On 20 December 2012, Dean Delany was one of 20 players to sign up with Aaron Callaghan's Bohemian for the 2013 campaign.

18.

Dean Delany was ever present during "Bohs" league campaign, featuring in all 33 games and he signed a new one-year contract at the close of that season to keep him at the club until the end of 2014.

19.

Dean Delany joined Shelbourne for a third spell for the 2017 season.

20.

Dean Delany was named on the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for the 2018 season, having made 28 league appearances throughout the year.

21.

Dean Delany left Shelbourne after their First Division title winning 2019 season.

22.

Dean Delany was capped at U15,16,18,19,20,21 and B international level, and represented the Irish under-21s as a 17-year-old in a triangular Celtic tournament involving Scotland and Northern Ireland.

23.

Dean Delany looked to be Ireland's most promising young goalkeeper after the 1999 World Youth Championship, in which he was part of the "Golden generation" of Irish youth football, a side that eventually made it to the quarter-finals of the competition.

24.

Dean Delany was part of the Irish UEFA Under-18 Championship winning squad of 1998, the following year he was eligible again and played a big part in securing a bronze medal in the third-place play-off in Sweden.

25.

Dean Delany made 28 appearances for the Republic of Ireland youth teams, including an impressive 21 appearances for the Irish under 21s under bosses Ian Evans and Don Givens.

26.

Dean Delany holds a keen interest in music, and was rhythm guitarist and vocalist of Irish indie band The Novas.

27.

Dean Delany has worked as a postal worker with An Post since returning to semi-professional football in Ireland.