Frank Haffey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Haffey | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campsie Black Watch | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1957–1964 | Celtic | 140 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Swindon Town | 4 | (0) |
| 1965–1969 | St. George-Budapest | ||
| 1970 | Hakoah | ||
| National team | |||
| 1960–1961 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francis Haffey (b. Glasgow, 28 November 1938) was a football goalkeeper for Glasgow's Celtic F.C. and for the Scottish national team.
Haffey, remembered as one of Celtic's great and more eccentric keepers, played more than two hundred matches for his club.
Haffey is most often associated with Scotland's 9-3 loss to England at Wembley in 1961 - giving birth to the gag: 'What's the time? Nearly ten past Haffey' or 'Haffey past nine'. It would be Haffey's final match for Scotland.
After breaking an ankle in the Glasgow Cup against Partick Thistle in November 1963, effectively ending his Celtic career, he left the following October to play for Swindon Town. Soon thereafter, Haffey moved to Australia, where after a shorter career as a footballer there he found his way into the entertainment business as a cabaret singer.
Haffey made 201 appearances for Celtic. He had 61 clean-sheets. He won two caps for Scotland.
External links
- Frank Haffey at scottishfa.co.uk
- Frank Haffey, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Short Article on a Photograph of Haffey
- Interview with Haffey from The Scotsman