Eddy Donaghy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Donaghy | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Grangetown, England | ||
Playing position | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
Grangetown | |||
1922–1923 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
1923–1926 | Bradford City | 13 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Derby County | 6 | (0) |
1927–1928 | Gillingham | 4 | (0) |
Cannes | |||
Total | 23 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
1931–1935 | Feyenoord | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) |
Edward Donaghy, known as Eddy Donaghy or Ted Donaghy (born 8 January 1900) was an English association football player and coach.
Career
Playing career
Born in Grangetown, Donaghy played for the area's local club before playing with Football League teams Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Derby County and Gillingham.[1]
Donaghy, a left half, made a total of 13 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City between May 1923 and May 1926.[2][3]
He left Gillingham in 1928 to play in France,[4] where he played for Cannes alongside fellow Englishman Stan Hillier.[5]
Coaching career
Donaghy coached Dutch side Feyenoord between 1931 and 1935, winning two league titles.[6]
Personal life
His brothers John and Peter were also professional players.[7]
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 76. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 381. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ↑ Frost, p. 395
- ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 16. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ↑ "THE FRENCH MENACE; THE MIGRATION OF BRITISH PLAYERS TO FRANCE IN THE 1930s" (PDF) (18). Soccer History.
- ↑ "DE TRAINERS - WONDERELIXER" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Past local players of note". CommuniGate.
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