Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Steve Staunton, Barry Conlon, Nick Colgan, Sean Thornton, Dermot Ahern, Ian Harte, John Boyle O'Reilly, Alan O'Hare, Tommy Breen, Kevin Thornton, Gary Kelly, Des Smyth, Tony Grant, John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson, Nano Reid, Tony Martin, Grainne Kierans, Edward Hardman, Tommy Byrne, Larry Grogan, Mick Clarke, Mick Fairclough, William Hughes, Tom Reilly, Jonathan Kelly, William Kenny, Gary Tallon, Colin O'Donoghue, Tony Byrne, Paddy O'Hanlon, Harry O'Donoghue, Fiachra Trench, Michael Scott, Catherine Wilmot, Henry Singleton, Nathaniel Hill, James Cullen. Excerpt: Stephen "Steve" Staunton (born 19 January 1969) is an Irish football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington F.C. He enjoyed a distinguished career with Liverpool and Aston Villa. After retiring, he served as Republic of Ireland national team coach prior to being replaced by Giovanni Trapattoni. Born in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland, Staunton was an accomplished all-round sportsman. He lived in Dundalk County Louth, and attended the De La Salle College Dundalk. As well as playing soccer for his home club of Dundalk, he played Gaelic football, appearing for Louth GAA in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship. Staunton was spotted by Liverpool playing in Ireland for his home club of Dundalk as a 17-year-old and was signed on 2 September 1986 by manager Kenny Dalglish for the bargain price of 20,000. He spent the first two seasons in the reserves and even went on loan to Bradford City for eight games during the 1987-88 season as cover for the injured Karl Goddard. He made his Liverpool debut on 17 September 1988 in the 1-1 league draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. As a result of his impressive performance he remained in the side for the rest of the season, despite him being vastly inexperienced compare...