Reg Ryan was the last player to represent both teams.
13 Facts About Reg Ryan
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Reg Ryan was more of a goal creator then a goalscorer.
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Reg Ryan initially played gaelic football for the Marino School in Dublin while growing up, but then switched to soccer after moving to Blackpool during the early years of the Second World War.
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Reg Ryan then played with Claremount School, Blackpool Boys, various factory teams and had trials with both Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest before joining Nuneaton Borough.
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Reg Ryan then helped the club win promotion from the newly formed Division Four, after they finished as runners-up in 1959.
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Reg Ryan made his debut for the club against Millwall in November 1945.
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Reg Ryan played 133 league games for County, scoring 30 goals.
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Reg Ryan played a further 6 games for the club in the FA Cup, scoring a further goal.
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When Reg Ryan began his international career in 1949 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations.
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Between 1949 and 1955 Reg Ryan made 16 appearances and scored 3 goals for the FAI XI.
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Reg Ryan, together with Con Martin, Davy Walsh and Tom Aherne, was one of four players born in the Irish Free State, included in the IFA XI that day.
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Reg Ryan had earlier played for the FAI XI in the same competition, and as a result had played for two different teams in the same FIFA World Cup tournament.
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Reg Ryan later worked as a scout for various clubs including Aston Villa, Derby County, Hereford United and Leeds United before retiring in 1994.