John Donoghue (footballer) explained
| John Donoghue |
| Birth Date: | 1902 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | New York City, United States |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | St Francis |
| Years1: | –1928 |
| Clubs1: | Shawfield Juniors |
| Years2: | 1926–1930 |
| Clubs2: | Celtic |
| Caps2: | 48 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1930–1932 |
| Clubs3: | Wrexham[1] |
| Caps3: | 67 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1932 |
| Clubs4: | Celtic |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1932–1935 |
| Clubs5: | Excelsior Roubaix |
John Donoghue was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back.
Career
Born in New York City to Irish parents who then moved to Scotland when he was young, Donoghue played for Shawfield Juniors, Celtic,[2] Wrexham[3] [4] and Excelsior Roubaix.[5]
He won two Glasgow Cups with Celtic and played on the losing side in the 1928 Scottish Cup Final; he took part in earlier rounds the previous season when they won the trophy, but was not involved in the final.[6] [7] [8]
Honours
Wrexham
Notes and References
- https://wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=2651 John Donoghue Player Profile
- https://thecelticstar.com/jim-craig-celtic-win-tennents-sixes-then-its-6-0-in-scottish-cup/ Jim Craig – Celtic win Tennent's Sixes, then it's 6-0 in Scottish Cup
- https://www.wiganathleticsupportersclub.co.uk/wigan-borough-story/ The Wigan Borough Story
- Web site: John Donoghue - in the Mad Crowd, a Hartlepool United resource . 22 January 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304232624/http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=11865 . 4 March 2012 .
- Book: Barreaud, Marc . Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) . 1998 . L'Harmattan, Paris . 2-7384-6608-7.
- https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2457 (Celtic player) John Donoghue
- Web site: Donoghue, John . The Celtic Wiki.
- A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
- https://www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=5762 Wrexham 7 Shrewsbury Town 0 Welsh Cup (Final)
