fullname pcupdate years clubs caps goals birth_place ntupdate nationalteam height position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
william john hayes december 23 , 2007 19xx-1950 1950-1951 1951-1952 1952-1956 limerick wrexham ellesmere port torquay united 14 ? 54 0 ? 0 limerick , irish free state december 23 , 2007 ireland 5 9 goalkeeper 1 1949 30 march 1928 willie hayes
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willie hayes

william john hayes , also referred to as willie hayes or billy hayes , -lrb- born 30 march 1928 in limerick -rrb- is a former irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for limerick , torquay united and wrexham .
as an international , hayes also played for ireland .
hayes was 21 when he made his one and only appearance for ireland on april 24 , 1949 in a 2-0 defeat to belgium at dalymount park .
his team mates on the day included johnny carey , con martin , billy walsh , jackie o'driscoll and paddy coad .
although a goalkeeper he was only 5 ft 9 inches tall .
another william hayes also played for ireland during the 1940s .
