Eddy Donaghy

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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

Born in

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

Donaghy coached Dutch side Feyenoord between 1931 and 1935, winning two league titles.[8]

Personal life

Eddy studied in St Mary's College.[9] His brothers John and Peter were also professional players.[10]

References

  1. ^ Vulcan (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
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  3. ^ Eddy Donaghy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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  5. ^ Frost, p. 395
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  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "DE TRAINERS - WONDERELIXER" (in Dutch). Feyenoord.nl. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  9. Limburgs Dagblad
    . 14 October 1950. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Past local players of note". CommuniGate. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.