Career
Signed by Jimmy Dunne from junior side Clontarf, he was associated with Shamrock Rovers from 1948 to 1973, firstly as a player and then as a coach. He made his debut against Transport in Bray on 28 August 1949 in a Dublin City Cup game. He was one of the club"s best ever strikers.
During his career at Rovers he scored 109 League goals which is a club record.
He was the leading scorer at the club in 1953-1954, 1954-1955, 1955-1956 (20 goals) and 1960-1961. Paddy made 6 appearances in European competition for Rovers.
Paddy shared a testimonial with Gerry Mackey in May 1959. The great service of Paddy Ambrose to Rovers was marked by the presentation of a gold medal by the directors.
This was a medal which was presented to any Rovers player who had 15 consecutive years service to the club
At the end of the 2012 League of Ireland season Ambrose is joint thirty third in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring list with 109 league goals.
