Taffy O'Callaghan
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Eugene (Taffy) O’Callaghan was born in Ebbw Vale, Wales and died on July 4th 1946. He was a professional footballer who played as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and Wales during the 1920’s and 1930’s.
[edit] Biography
Taffy joined Tottenham from Ebbw Vale in 1925 and made his debut for the first team in January 1927 against Everton F.C., having impressed with his two-footed play and accurate passing. Again in 1928 he impressed against Everton, scoring 4 goals in February of that year.[1]
He helped the team achieve promotion back to Football League First Division at the end of the 1932-3 season and in the following year was a key member of the side known as the ‘greyhounds’ as they played with speed and style. During his time at Spurs he made 252 league appearances scoring 93 goals and a further 6 in eleven FA Cup matches for the club.[2]
He was transferred to Leicester City in March of 1935 although playing once again for Tottenham as a ’guest’ during the war years at the time when the Football League had been suspended. After the war he went on to a coaching role at Fulham F.C.. His first cap for Wales was won in May 1929 and he went on to play a further eleven times at International level.[3]
