Mal Donaghy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malachy Martin Donaghy | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?-1976 | Post Office Social Club | ||
| 1976–1977 | Cromac Albion | ||
| 1977–1978 | Larne | 20 | (0) |
| 1978–1988 | Luton Town | 408 | (16) |
| 1988–1992 | Manchester United | 89 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | → Luton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Chelsea | 68 | (3) |
| Total | 590 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978 | Northern Ireland U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1994 | Northern Ireland | 91 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Malachy Martin Donaghy[1] (born 13 September 1957[2] in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Luton Town and Manchester United.
Career
Club career
The current Northern Ireland Under-19 coach, originally from West
After barely six months, he was on the move again, this time joining Amateur League side Cromac Albion, where his blossoming talent was spotted by then Larne boss Brian Halliday.
Donaghy's rapid rise in the game continued when, after just 20 matches with the Inver Park club, he was transferred to Luton Town in June 1978 for a fee of £20 000.
He spent 10 years at Luton Town, overseeing the most successful era of their history to date. He collected a
In October 1988, Donaghy departed from Kenilworth Road in a £650,000 move to his boyhood heroes Manchester United.[3] It was at the time a big risk for Alex Ferguson to pay out a large sum of money for a 31-year-old, but Donaghy repaid the United manager's faith in him with some consistent performances in not only his favoured central defensive position but also as a full-back.
Immediately after joining United, Donaghy was the club's first-choice left-back for the
United were First Division runners-up in 1991–92 and won their first-ever League Cup, but Donaghy's first-team chances continued to be restricted and he was also left out of the side that beat Nottingham Forest in the League Cup final.
His next move was in August 1992 when, just a month short of his 35th birthday, Chelsea manager Ian Porterfield paid £100,000 for his services.[4]
Donaghy helped Chelsea finish 11th in the
-winners Manchester United. At the end of that season, Donaghy announced his retirement from club football.He made his final appearance for Northern Ireland against Mexico in Miami in June 1994, three months before his 37th birthday.
Shortly after his playing career ended, Donaghy returned to the province with his family and after a brief spell as manager at
His son Ciaran currently[
International career
The first of his 91
Honours
Club
- Luton Town
- 1987–88
- Manchester United
- 1990–91
- FA Charity Shield: 1990
- European Super Cup: 1991
References
- ^ jcd (27 October 2006). "NIFG: Mal Donaghy". Nifootball.blogspot.com.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Mal DONAGHY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Mal Donaghy". RedCafe.net. 13 September 1957. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by". Sporting-heroes.net.
External links
- Mal Donaghy at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
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