Taffy_O'Callaghan
Taffy O'Callaghan
Welsh footballer
Eugene "Taffy" O'Callaghan (6 October 1906 – 4 July 1956) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Fulham and Wales during the 1920s and 1930s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eugene O'Callaghan | ||
| Date of birth | (1906-10-06)6 October 1906 | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 1956(1956-07-04) (aged 49) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925 | Ebbw Vale | ||
| 1925–1926 | Tottenham Hotspur Reserves | ||
| 1927–1935 | Tottenham Hotspur | 252 | (92) |
| 1935–1937 | Leicester City | 84 | (30) |
| 1937–1939 | Fulham | 41 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1929–1934 | Wales | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Taffy was born in Ebbw Vale, Wales and joined Tottenham Hotspur from Ebbw Vale in 1925, making his debut for the first team in January 1927 against Everton, having impressed with his two-footed play and accurate passing. Again in 1928 he impressed against Everton, scoring four goals in February of that year.[2]
Taffy helped the team achieve promotion back to Football League First Division at the end of the 1932–33 season and in the following year was a key member of the side known as the 'greyhounds' as they played with speed and style. During his time at Spurs he made 252 league appearances scoring 93 goals and a further six in eleven FA Cup matches for the club.[3]
He was transferred to Leicester City in March 1935 although playing once again for Tottenham as a 'guest' during the war years at the time when the Football League had been suspended. After the war he went on to a coaching role at Fulham.
International career
His first cap for Wales was won in May 1929 and he went on to play a further ten times at International level.[4]
International
- As of match played 16 January 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1929 | 2 | 1 |
| 1931 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1932 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1933 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1934 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
- As of match played 16 January 2023
Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each O'Callaghan goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 October 1929 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales | 2 |  Scotland | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1929–30 British Home Championship | [5] |
| 2 | 26 October 1932 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland | 5 | Scotland | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1932–33 British Home Championship | [6] |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||||
- "Leicester need a good centre-forward". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- "Taffy O'Callaghan THFC Legends site". Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
- "Wales vs. Scotland 2–4: Summary". EU Football. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- "Scotland vs. Wales 2–5: Summary". EU Football. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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