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"He's a Liverpool player so he must be good," they said. A
youngster who had impressed in his native Dublin before signing up
(but never actually playing for) Liverpool, he only spent 6 months
with Leeds before moving on to Hull. He never did much to impress
the fans at Elland Road, and when local lad David Batty made the
breakthrough into the first team, his chances of getting a place
were ever more remote.
Beef says: Scored a cracking diving header on his debut I think
against Man City, I do believe he made his debut along with Jim
Melrose that day. Shame he lost it after that.
Lordy says: Ken de Mange - what a legend. Him and where's jim
melrose. Eee them were days lad!
Deano says: Hes a legend. A myth. My mates from Hull and moved
up north and told us stories about Ken De Mange. Turns out I kinda
adopted his name and have been called Deano De Mange by everyone
ever since! Wonder what he's doing now.
Enda says: I saw Ken DeMange come on as a sub for Ireland in a
friendly against Brazil in Dublin in May 1987. A special Liam Brady
goal was enough to beat Brazil for the only time on their European
tour.
Kenneth Toucan says: I am a Hull City fan and used to live
opposite Ken De Mange.He was a crap player but had a very exciting
life.He was a notorious drinker and womaniser with one hell of a
temper.Throughout his time in Hull but allegedly something
mysterious and suspicious occured whilst on loan with Cardiff and
soon after returning to Hull left the club and the country to make
a new life in America.What a fuching loon!
Dave says: I went to school with Ken. He was a fantastic
footballer in our eyes back then. He stood out head and shoulders.
He used to play for one of the big Dublin teams Tolka Rovers as a
schoolboy. We usen't have a soccer team in school it was Gaelic
football that took precedence over everything. Then one year we all
lobbied for a soccer team and in the first season reached the
Dublin final. School sports day was a waste of time turning up, he
won everything from the 100m to the mile(tho me mate Red gave him a
great run one year in the mile) He was a big Doors fan (before it
was fashionable). I remember him signing for Liverpool, I think he
got on the subs bench for the first time against Burnley and him
remarking the extra money he got that week. Then when he signed for
Leeds and scored on his debut, diving header against Man City.
Jaysus a dream come true for him and us, coz he was a mad Leeds fan
in school and I could brag to me workmates that one of me best
school mates had scored for Leeds on Saturday. I know he played a
couple of seasons in League of Ireland and Irish League (nth of
Ireland) after leaving UK. He had this special trick of being able
to turn his eyelids inside out, not something to impress the girls
I grant ya, but hey skule days best days of yer life !!!!!!!
Anon says: played for limerick fc in the irish league. brilliant
player
Derek Lynch says: To my knowledge he finished back were he
started with Home Farm, and he played schoolboy first with Stella
Maris not Tolka Rovers playe for Home Farms first team while still
on the schollballs team.
Dave Kelly says: Yeah, I too went to the same schools as him in
Ireland - Ballygall, on Dublin's northside (Sacred Heart and St
Kevins). Also happened to live around the corner from him. As
previously stated the guy was a legend (schools sports days were a
waste of time). But unfortunately for him, he never had a chance of
making it 'cause of his temperament. Having a huge ego isn't that
big of a problem, when you're a big fish in a small pond, but it
didn't help when he landed at Liverpool and Leeds with something
needing to be proved. One class moment I can remember was him once
running off the pitch during a schools final in tears 'cause his
team were losing.
Gary says: Ken was a class player while at Limerick FC. The year
he was their he helped them to win the league cup and keep them in
the top 6 of the premiere division. He was also selected for the
league of Ireland all star team that year. He is now currently
working for British Airways in Heathrow.
macca says: i saw the game in dublin that day and i live in
leeds and just barely recall him. errr legend...no...but something
to tell his grand kids eh....
Stephen says: Does anyone what became of Ken Demange? I am
trying to write a book about cult heroes of footballers and this
site is the nearest thing I've been able to find ot about him, is
he still working at Heathrow? Would be interested in some
information
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