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Peter Donaghy

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Peter Donaghy
Personal information
Date of birth 13 January 1898
Place of birth Grangetown, England
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Grangetown St Mary's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1923 Middlesbrough 30 (2)
1923–1925 Bradford City 22 (5)
Carlisle United
Total 52 (7)
Managerial career
1926–1930 Sparta
1930–1932 VUC
1932–1933 AFC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Donaghy (born 13 January 1898) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Middlesbrough, Bradford City and Carlisle United.

Career

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Born in Grangetown, Donaghy moved from Grangetown St Mary's to Middlesbrough in August 1919, making his debut (against future club Bradford City) on 24 April 1920.[2] He made a total of 30 appearances for Middlesbrough in the Football League.[3] He joined Bradford City in May 1923.[4] He made 22 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City, scoring 5 goals; he also made 1 appearance in the FA Cup.[5] He joined Carlisle United in June 1925.[4]

After retiring as a player, Donaghy worked as a coach in the Netherlands,[6] managing Sparta,[7][8] VUC[9] and AFC.[10][11] He later worked as a steel worker back in his native Teesside.[12]

Personal life

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His brothers John and Ted were also professional players.[12]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Bradford City v Middlesbrough, 24 April 1920". 11v11.
  3. ^ "Peter Donaghy". 11v11.
  4. ^ a b Frost, p. 395
  5. ^ Frost, p. 381
  6. ^ Taylor, Matthew (2005). The Leaguers: The Making Of Professional Football In England: 1900-1939. p. 227. ISBN 9780853236498.
  7. ^ "Sparta krijgt een nieuwen oefenmeester". Het Vaderland. 21 August 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Sparta krijgt een nieuwen trainer". Rotterdams Nieuwsblad. 23 August 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. ^ "VUC krijgt een trainer". Het Vaderland. 6 June 1930. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Onze training". Amsterdamsche FC. 1 November 1932. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Training 1932/1933". Amsterdamsche FC. 1 June 1933. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Past local players of note". CommuniGate. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.