Joe Enright | |
Fullname: | Joseph Thomas Enright[1] |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1890 |
Birth Place: | Athlone, Ireland |
Position: | Inside forward, outside forward |
Youthyears1: | Athlone Town |
Years1: | 1908–1910 |
Clubs1: | Shelbourne |
Years2: | 1910–1913 |
Clubs2: | Leeds City |
Caps2: | 77 |
Goals2: | 23 |
Years3: | 1913–1914 |
Clubs3: | Newport County |
Years4: | 1914–1915 |
Clubs4: | Coventry City |
Caps4: | 21 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Clubs5: | Athlone Town |
Nationalyears1: | 1909 |
Nationalteam1: | Irish League XI |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1912 |
Nationalteam2: | Ireland |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Joseph Thomas Enright was an Irish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Leeds City.[2] [3] He also played in the Southern League for Newport County and Coventry City and won an international cap for Ireland.[4] [5]
Enwright was born at home on Glasses Lane (now Griffith Street) in Athlone to Thomas Enright, a labourer, and Elizabeth Enright (née Garty). Enwright served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the First World War.[6] As of March 2014, his great nephew Chris Enright was on the staff at Athlone Town.[7]
Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Leeds City | 1910–11[8] | Second Division | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | |
1911–12 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |||
1912–13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 77 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 23 | |||
Coventry City | 1914–15 | Southern League Second Division | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | |
Career total | 98 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 32 |