Vincent Faherty was born on 13 June 1987 and is an Irish former professional footballer.
18 Facts About Vinny Faherty
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In early 2007, Vinny Faherty spent two spells on trial with Ipswich Town of the English Championship.
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Vinny Faherty scored twice against Millwall in a friendly, and played for the reserve team against Luton Town, but no contract ensued.
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Vinny Faherty finished the 2008 season with five goals in the league, and the following year was the club's top scorer with eight in all competitions, two short of the target he had set for himself.
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Vinny Faherty notched up 17 assists which was the highest total in the league.
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However, Palace's reserve games were postponed because of heavy snow, and when Vinny Faherty discovered that players were not being paid because of the club's financial difficulties, he returned to Ireland and signed for St Patrick's Athletic for the 2010 season.
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Vinny Faherty started the season well, chalking up goals and assists, and was central to a team that found itself top of the table and in the Setanta Sports Cup Final.
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Vinny Faherty finished the 2010 league season as St Patrick's Athletic's top scorer, with his goals including a diving header against rivals Shamrock Rovers and away to Bohemians.
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Vinny Faherty left St Patrick's at the end of the season to emigrate to Australia.
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Vinny Faherty signed for Australian club Melbourne Zebras of the National Premier Leagues for the 2011 season.
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Zebras confirmed that Vinny Faherty had signed on again for the 2012 season.
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Vinny Faherty scored a 90th-minute equaliser away to Drogheda United in the FAI Cup quarter-final replay to take the game into extra time, and converted his kick in the ensuing penalty shootout to help the Saints reach the semi-finals.
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Vinny Faherty was signed by Tommy Dunne for Galway's inaugural season in the League of Ireland.
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Vinny Faherty joined Limerick for the 2015 season, and played in a central or wide midfield role for the majority of the first half of the season.
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On 31 July 2017, Vinny Faherty moved to fellow Irish Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
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Vinny Faherty was signed along with two other players, Greg Moorhouse and Jamie McDonagh.
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Vinny Faherty played for the Irish amateur team against Northern Ireland in March 2007, scoring twice and creating a third, in an amateur international against Scotland in April, and for the Under-21 representative team in the 2007 Four Nations Tournament.
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In 2010, Vinny Faherty played for the Republic of Ireland under-23s in a training match against the senior national squad.