Eddy Donaghy Explained

Eddy Donaghy
Full Name:Edward Donaghy
Birth Date:8 January 1900
Birth Place:Grangetown, England
Height:[1]
Position:Left half
Clubs1:Grangetown St Mary's
Years2:1922–1923
Clubs2:Middlesbrough
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1923–1926
Clubs3:Bradford City
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:1926–1927
Clubs4:Derby County
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:1927–1928
Clubs5:Gillingham
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Clubs6:Cannes
Totalcaps:23
Totalgoals:0
Manageryears1:1931–1935
Managerclubs1:Feyenoord
Manageryears2:1936–1937
Managerclubs2:KFC (Koog aan de Zaan)
Manageryears3:1947–1950
Managerclubs3:Velocitas (Groningen)
Manageryears4:1950–1952
Managerclubs4:SV Juliana

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

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]

Donaghy, a left half, made a total of 13 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City between May 1923 and May 1926.[3] [4]

He left Gillingham in 1928 to play in France,[5] where he played for Cannes alongside fellow Englishman Stan Hillier.[6]

Coaching career

Donaghy coached Dutch side Feyenoord between 1931 and 1935, winning two league titles.[7]

Personal life

Eddy studied in St Mary's College.[8] His brothers John and Peter were also professional players.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Middlesbrough . Vulcan . Athletic News . Manchester . 21 August 1922 . 5.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. 2004. 1-899468-67-6. 76.
  3. Book: Frost, Terry. Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. 1988. 0-907969-38-0. 381.
  4. Frost, p. 395
  5. Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 16.
  6. THE FRENCH MENACE; THE MIGRATION OF BRITISH PLAYERS TO FRANCE IN THE 1930s . 18 . Soccer History . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144515/http://www.soccer-history.co.uk/frenchmenance.pdf . 6 October 2011.
  7. Web site: DE TRAINERS - WONDERELIXER . Dutch . 18 March 2013 . Feyenoord.nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223230633/http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/story/s2/de+club+-+historie+-+wonderelixer.aspx . 23 February 2012.
  8. Web site: Mr. Donaghy, trainer van SV Juliana.. Limburgs Dagblad. 2 September 2017. 14 October 1950.
  9. Web site: Past local players of note . CommuniGate . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221065726/http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/elliscupfounded1889/page11.phtml . 21 February 2014.