Ben Hannigan is a former Irish footballer. He spent most of his career playing for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. Shelbourne FC is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the Eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telcom Eircom), is a league of football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. ...
Hannigan had three different spells with Shels as a player from 1961-66, 1972-74, and finally in the 1980/81 season.
His first spell was the most successful as Shels won the league championship in 1962 after defeating Cork Celtic in a play-off and then defeating Cork Hibernians in the following year's FAI Cup final. Club: Cork Celtic Cork Celtic F.C.. Years: 1951 - 1979 (1951 - 1959 as Evergreen United) City: Cork City Honours: League Championship 1973. ... Club: Cork Hibernians F.C. Cork Hibernians F.C.. Years: 1957 - 1967 City: Cork City Record Win: 10-1 Vs Transport. ... The FAI Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. ...