Eddy_Donaghy

Eddy Donaghy

Eddy Donaghy

English footballer (1900–?)


Edward Donaghy, known as Eddy Donaghy or Ted Donaghy (born 8 January 1900) was an English football player and coach.

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Playing career

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

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.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 76. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Eddy Donaghy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 381. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  5. Frost, p. 395
  6. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 16. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  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. "Mr. Donaghy, trainer van SV Juliana". Limburgs Dagblad. 14 October 1950. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. "Past local players of note". CommuniGate. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.



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