Ossie Nash

Who was Ossie Nash?

Ossie Nash was an Irish soccer player during the 1940s.

Nash began his career in non-league football playing for the likes of Munster Victoria, Reds United and Dundrum United before he joined Bohemians. He worked his way through the ranks of the 'C' team and 'B' team before making his first team debut for the Gypsies in November 1944 in a League of Ireland Shield tie against Limerick. Ossie was part of the Bohs XI that lost the 1945 FAI Cup Final to Shamrock Rovers but he would soon picked up his first winners medal as Bohemians captured the Inter City Cup against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park.

After 54 games in all competitions in the famous red and black, Ossie signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1946, winning an FAI Cup medal in 1948, three days later representing the League of Ireland XI against the Football League in Preston.

His uncles Geoff and George played for Bohs in the 1920s.

While playing football, he also worked as a scene painter in the Theatre Royal in Dublin. After his football career ended through injury, he then moved to Macpherson's Paints in Sutton where he rose to Chief Executive in 1960 and continued as CEO until retiring in 1987.