Eugene Melaniphy Explained

Eugene Melaniphy
Birth Date:5 February 1912
Birth Place:Westport, Ireland
Height:6 ft 0 in[1]
Position:Forward
Years3:1931?–1936?
Years4:1936?–1938?
Years6:1939
Clubs1:Redhill
Clubs2:Finchley
Clubs3:Plymouth Argyle
Clubs4:Cardiff City
Clubs5:Worcester City
Clubs6:Northampton Town
Caps3:68
Caps4:20
Caps6:3
Goals3:33
Goals4:8
Goals6:1

Eugene "Ted" Michael Joseph Patrick Melaniphy (5 February 1912 – 3 June 1991) played as a footballer in the Football League in the 1930s. He was born in Westport, Ireland.

He made his debut for Plymouth Argyle in the 1931-32 season, and played his last game for them in 1935-36, playing a total of 68 Football League Second Division games for them, scoring 33 times. He scored a hat-trick for them on 7 October 1933.[2]

He joined Cardiff City for the 1936-37 season and played 20 league matches for them, scoring 8 goals. After a short spell with Worcester City he joined Northampton Town for the 1939-40 season,[3] but the season was abandoned due to the war after only a few games.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Plymouth Argyle. Their capture: goal-getting centre from Scotland . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Plymouth hat-tricks . 8 August 2009 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220733/http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-achievements.asp . dead .
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Soccerdata . 2004 . 1-899468-67-6 .