Birmingham born defender Wayne Cooney was released by Norwich at the end of the 1985/86. He joined Eire side Shamrock Rovers in the close season of 1988. He spent four years with them before joining Dundalk in the close season of 1992 for whom he made 34 appearances scoring 3 goals. In December 1993, he joined Bohemians and later moved on to Bray Wanderers. He moved into Northern Ireland with Newry Town in February 1997 making a solitary appearance before joining Cliftonville that summer. He made 4 appearances for them in the 1997/98 season.

This information comes from the Northern Ireland Football Players Directory 1998-99, published by Artcam Ireland Ltd and edited by Marshall Gillespie.