Pat Corr

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Pat Corr
Personal information
Full name Patrick Malachy Corr[1]
Date of birth (1927-03-31)31 March 1927
Place of birth Enniskillen, Northern Ireland[2]
Date of death 29 January 2017(2017-01-29) (aged 89)[2]
Place of death Ballymena, Northern Ireland[3]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[4]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1949 Seven Towers
1949–1951 Ballymena United 31 (9)
1951 Coleraine
1951–1953 Burnley 1 (0)
Glenavon
International career
1950–1958 Irish League XI 13 (2)
1951 Northern Ireland Amateurs 1 (0)
1957 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Malachy Corr (31 March 1927 – 29 January 2017) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a centre forward. Best remembered for his time in the Irish League with Glenavon,[2][5] he also made one appearance in the Football League for Burnley.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ballymena United 1948–49[3] Irish League 10 6 2[b] 0 12 6
1949–50[3] 21 3 1 0 17[c] 1 39 4
Total 31 9 1 0 19 1 61 10
Burnley 1951–52[5] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 32 9 1 0 19 1 62 10
  1. ^ Includes Irish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Ulster Cup, 1 appearance in County Antrim Shield
  3. ^ 8 appearances and 1 goal in City Cup, 5 appearances in Ulster Cup, 3 appearances in Gold Cup, 1 appearance in County Antrim Shield

Honours[edit]

Glenavon

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Pat Corr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Former Irish League star was a 'true Christian gentleman'". The Irish News. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Patrick Corr | Player Statistics | Ballymena United". Ballymena United Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ Pat Corr at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ a b "Paddy Corr". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.