Ronnie Whelan

**Ronald Andrew Whelan** (born 25 September 1961) is a former Irish football player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender. He was a part of a dominant Liverpool side that won a many titles in the 1980s.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|rowspan=2|League|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Europe|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Home Farm|1977–78|League of Ireland|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–||||
|1978–79|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–||||||
|Liverpool|1979–80|First Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0||0|0|||||
|1980–81|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|1||||||||
|1981–82|32|10|3|0|8|3|4|1|47|14||||||||
|1982–83|28|2|1|0|6|2|5|3|1|0|41|7||||||
|1983–84|23|4|1|0|5|3|5|2||34|9|||||||
|1984–85|37|7|7|4|3|1|9|0|3|0|59|12||||||
|1985–86|39|10|7|1|7|3||4|0|57|14|||||||
|1986–87|39|3|3|0|8|2|3|0|53|5||||||||
|1987–88|28|1|2|0|3|0|–|–|33|1||||||||
|1988–89|37|4|5|0|6|0|3|0|51|4||||||||
|1989–90|34|1|8|1|3|0|1|0|46|2||||||||
|1990–91|14|1|1|0|1|0|1|0|17|1||||||||
|1991–92|10|0|3|1|0|0|0|0||13|1|||||||
|1992–93|Premier League|17|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|18|1|||||
|1993–94|23|1|0|0|0|0|||23|1||||||||
|Southend United|1994–95|First Division|33|1|–|–|–|–||–|–|33|1|||||
|1995–96|1|0|–|–|–|–|–|–|1|0||||||||

''* Other – Charity Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Super Cup ScreenSport & Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy

### International

|colspan=3|Republic of Ireland national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1981|3|0|
|1982|1|0|
|1983|2|0|
|1984|3|0|
|1985|6|0|
|1986|2|0|
|1987|7|1|
|1988|6|1|
|1989|7|1|
|1990|4|0|
|1991|0|0|
|1992|2|0|
|1993|4|0|
|1994|4|0|
|1995|2|0|

## Honours

**Liverpool**
- Football League First Division (6): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
- FA Cup (2): 1985–86, 1988–89
- League Cup (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- Super Cup (1): 1986–87
- FA Charity Shield (5): 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
- European Cup (1): 1983–84

## Other websites

- LFCHistory.net profile
- Thisisanfield.com Exclusive interview
- Liverpool seasonal record (Part 1) 1979/80-1983/84 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool seasonal record (Part 2) 1984/85-1988/89 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool seasonal record (Part 3) 1989/90-1994/95 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Ireland international record 1981–95 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Irish football greats at Fai.ie
- Myasthenia Gravis Association – Ireland

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Ronnie Whelan
- **image**: Whelan, Ronnie.jpg
- **caption**: Whelan in 2013
- **fullname**: Ronald Andrew Whelan
- **birth place**: Dublin, Ireland
- **position**: Midfielder
- **youthclubs1**: Home Farm F.C., Home Farm
- **years1**: 1977–1979
- **clubs1**: Home Farm F.C., Home Farm
- **caps1**: 45
- **goals1**: 7
- **years2**: 1979–1994
- **clubs2**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps2**: 362
- **goals2**: 46
- **years3**: 1994–1996
- **clubs3**: Southend United F.C., Southend United
- **caps3**: 34
- **goals3**: 1
- **nationalyears1**: 1981
- **nationalteam1**: Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, Republic of Ireland U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1994
- **nationalteam2**: Republic of Ireland B national football team, Republic of Ireland B
- **nationalcaps2**: 1
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 1981–1995
- **nationalteam3**: Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland
- **nationalcaps3**: 53
- **nationalgoals3**: 3
- **manageryears1**: 1995–1997
- **managerclubs1**: Southend United F.C., Southend United
- **manageryears2**: 1998–1999
- **managerclubs2**: Panionios G.S.S., Panionios
- **manageryears3**: 2000–2001
- **managerclubs3**: Olympiakos Nicosia
- **manageryears4**: 2002
- **managerclubs4**: Apollon Limassol