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Billy Whelan

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William Augustine Whelan (1 April 1935 – 6 February 1958), also known as Billy Whelan or Liam Whelan, was an Irish footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster. [1]

24 relations: An Post, Association football, Bobby Charlton, Cabra, Dublin, County Dublin, Dalymount Park, Drumcondra F.C., Dublin, FA Cup, Forward (association football), Gaelic Athletic Association, Glasnevin Cemetery, Home Farm F.C., Irish Free State, Irish language, Manchester United F.C., Munich, Munich air disaster, Postage stamp, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Ireland national football team, Shamrock Rovers F.C., UEFA Champions League, 1956–57 in English football.

An Post

An Post (English literal translation: "The Post") is the state-owned provider of postal services in the Republic of Ireland.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Bobby Charlton

Sir Robert Charlton CBE (born 11 October 1937) is an English former football player, regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and an essential member of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or.

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Cabra, Dublin

Cabra is an inner suburb on the northside of Dublin city in Ireland.

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County Dublin

County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or Contae Átha Cliath) is a county in Ireland.

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Dalymount Park

Dalymount Park (Irish: Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh) is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.

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Drumcondra F.C.

Drumcondra Football Club is an Irish association football club based in the Clonturk district of Drumcondra, Dublin.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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FA Cup

The FA Cup, known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football.

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Forward (association football)

Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals.

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Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, (CLG)) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders.

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Glasnevin Cemetery

Glasnevin Cemetery (Reilig Ghlas Naíon) is a large cemetery in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland which opened in 1832.

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Home Farm F.C.

Home Farm Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Whitehall, Dublin.

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Irish Free State

The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

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Irish language

The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.

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Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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Munich air disaster

The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany.

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Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team (Foireann peile náisiúnta Phoblacht na hÉireann) represents Ireland in association football.

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Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin.

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UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs.

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1956–57 in English football

The 1956–57 season was the 77th season of competitive football in England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Whelan

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