Liam Dunne (footballer)

Dunne was sent on Loan to Crusaders FC of Northern Ireland for his first spell at the club. He played at Seaview under manager Roy Walker. He then made his move permanent to Crusaders. He helped the Crusaders to two consecutive IFA Premiership titles in 1994 and 1995. He often turned out for the IFA XI which is for the best players in the IFA Premiership. Crusaders won the league in 1993/94 and in 1994-95. Dunne tried a move to Portadown FC but this failed after an argument with the manager. Dunne then went to Dundalk where, in 2002, he won the FAI Ford Cup. In 2005 Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter, whom Dunne had played with for Crusaders, asked him to come back to Seaview, but by now the Crusaders were in the second tier of Irish Football, chasing promotion, and they achieved it by winning the IFA Championship in the 2005-06 season. They had also won the Steel & Sons Cup that year. Crusaders went on to finish 6th in the IFA Premiership next season with experienced players such as Dunne and Jeff Spiers working with younger players such as Colin Coates and David Rainey. Dunne retired after the 2006-07 season.

While at Seaview, Dunne won two Irish Leagues, one Irish League Cup, The Gold Cup and FAI Cup for Dundalk, the Steel & Sons Cup, the IFA Intermediate League and the George Wilson Cup. Dunne also won 4 caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 Team.

Now Dunne lives in his hometown Dublin and works as a plumber. He has three children.^{[citation needed]}