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Danny Shea Danny Shea was born in Wapping, London, in November, 1887. He was 21
years old and playing football for the Builders Arms pub team in Stratford when
he was signed by West Ham 1908. Shea, a skilful inside-forward, was an immediate success. In his first season in the Southern League he ended up as top scorer with 20 goals. In all he scored 103 goals in 166 games for West Ham. Shea was described as "an artful schemer and delicate dribbler who had the knack of wheeling suddenly when near goal and unleashing a thunderbolt shot."
Shea made his international debut in 1914. In spite of the surprise 3-1 defeat against Ireland, he was
retained for the game against Wales. The outbreak of the First World War
brought an end to Shea's international career and professional football
in Britain. Shea returned to the East End where he worked as a docker for the
rest of the war. By the end of the war Shea was in his thirties.
Nevertheless, he had short spells with Celtic, West Ham, Coventry, Orient
and Sheppey United before hanging up his boots in 1926.
After a spell coaching in Switzerland, he returned to England where he
became a publican. He died
in Wapping, London, on 25th December, 1960. |
