# Tim Cuneen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Cuneen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Cuneen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cuneen > Source revision: 1292144496 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Irish footballer}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} '''Tim Cuneen''' (1 February 1924 – 31 March 2011) was an Irish [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder). He made his only appearance for the [Republic of Ireland national team](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team) on 16 November 1952, in a 3–2 win over Norway at the [Ullevaal Stadion](/source/Ullevaal_Stadion) in Oslo. He was substituted before half time with injury in the game and his replacement [Paddy Coad](/source/Paddy_Coad) scored, becoming the first ever substitute to score for Ireland. Before he had celebrated his 15th birthday, Cuneen had turned out for his local [League of Ireland](/source/League_of_Ireland) club [Limerick F.C.](/source/Limerick_F.C.) He joined [Coleraine F.C.](/source/Coleraine_F.C.) during the 1950–51 season but returned to his home town within weeks and played for both [Pike Rovers](/source/Pike_Rovers_F.C.) and [Limerick F.C.](/source/Limerick_F.C.) His display for the [League of Ireland XI](/source/League_of_Ireland_XI) against the [Football League XI](/source/Football_League_XI) in April 1951 contributed to his winning full international honours."Ireland's Greatest", Dean Hayes, Appletree Press, 2006, {{ISBN|0 86281 995 4}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT|37044}} * [http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=51 soccerscene.ie] * {{eu-football.info|4049}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuneen, Tim}} Category:1924 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Category:Ireland (FAI) men's international footballers Category:Limerick F.C. players Category:League of Ireland players Category:Coleraine F.C. players Category:NIFL Premiership players Category:Association footballers from County Limerick Category:League of Ireland XI players Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Cuneen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cuneen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cuneen?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.