Ray Treacy won 42 caps for Ireland between 1966 and 1979 and scored five goals. As a boy, he played for Home Farm before being signed by West Brom, which was to be his first and last English club in an English career that saw him play for Charlton Athletic, Swindon Town and Preston North End.
In 1977 he returned to Dublin and played for Shamrock Rovers under John Giles and scored the winning goal for the club in the 1978 FAI Cup final. He was also player manager at Drogheda United and managed Home Farm. In January 1992, he returned to Shamrock Rovers and guided them as manager to the League title in the 1993 / 1994 season.
He also managed the international schoolboy side, having played as schoolboy international himself with Home Farm.
For the Republic of Ireland, he scored the winning goal against France in a World Cup qualifier at Dalymount Park in November 1972. He was the last man to score for the Republic of Ireland while attached to a League of Ireland club, scoring two in a 4-2 win over Turkey at Lansdowne Road in April 1978.
He set up Ray Treacy Travel, which was official agent to the FAI and helped thousands of fans follow Ireland all over the globe, making many friends along the way.
In 2009, the Association inducted Ray into its Hall of Fame at the FAI International Football awards to mark his outstanding contribution to the game.
Ray Treacy sadly passed away on the 10th of April 2015, aged 68.
