Patrick Galvin (footballer) explained

Patrick Galvin
Fullname:Patrick Galvin
Birth Date:1882
Birth Place:Glossop, England
Death Date:17
Death Place:Cambrai, France
Position:Centre half
Years1:1906–1908
Clubs1:Glossop
Caps1:20
Goals1:4
Years2:1908–1910
Clubs2:Rochdale
Caps2:65
Goals2:15
Clubs3:Eccles Borough

Patrick Galvin MM (1882 – 17 October 1918), sometimes known as Paddy Galvin, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Glossop.[1] He was the first ever Rochdale player to be sent off.

Personal life

Galvin was born in Glossop to Irish parents and worked as labourer in a paper works. He served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Gallipoli, Salonika, Egypt and on the Western Front during the First World War.[2] While serving as an acting lance corporal, Galvin was killed during the Battle of Cambrai in France on 17 October 1918 and his Military Medal was gazetted posthumously on 13 June 1919.[3] He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau-Cambrésis.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale1908–09[4] Lancashire Combination Second Division301010103210
1909–103550050405
Career total651510607215

Honours

Rochdale

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 106.
  2. Web site: Patrick Galvin Service Record . 5 December 2018 . Football and the First World War . en.
  3. Web site: Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day . 29 December 2020 . Rochdale AFC.
  4. Book: Phillipps, Steven . Rochdale AFC : The Official History, 1907–2001 . 2001 . Yore . 1-874427-09-7 . Harefield, Middlesex . 48531524.
  5. Book: Lancashire Football Association Directory of Members Handbook 2007–08 . 2007 . . Lancashire.