Eddy Donaghy
 Donaghy around 1922 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Donaghy | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Grangetown, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Grangetown St Mary's | |||
| 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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1931–1935 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1936–1937 | KFC (Koog aan de Zaan) | ||
| 1947–1950 | Velocitas (Groningen) | ||
| 1950–1952 | SV Juliana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Donaghy, known as Eddy Donaghy or Ted Donaghy (born 8 January 1900) was an English football player and coach.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Grangetown, Donaghy played for local club Grangetown St Mary's before playing with Football League teams Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Derby County and Gillingham.[2][3]
Donaghy, a left half, made a total of 13 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City between May 1923 and May 1926.[4][5]
He left Gillingham in 1928 to play in France,[6] where he played for Cannes alongside fellow Englishman Stan Hillier.[7]
Coaching career
[edit]Donaghy coached Dutch side Feyenoord between 1931 and 1935, winning two league titles.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Eddy studied in St Mary's College.[9] His brothers John and Peter were also professional players.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Vulcan (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 76. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Eddy Donaghy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "DE TRAINERS - WONDERELIXER" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Mr. Donaghy, trainer van SV Juliana". Limburgs Dagblad. 14 October 1950. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Past local players of note". CommuniGate. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
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