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Joe Dumighan

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Full name Joseph Dumighan[1]
Date of birth (1938-09-25) 25 September 1938 (age 87)[1]
Place of birth Quebec, England
Position Forward
Joe Dumighan
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Full name Joseph Dumighan[1]
Date of birth (1938-09-25) 25 September 1938 (age 87)[1]
Place of birth Quebec, England
Position Forward
Youth career
– Mackays S.C.
– Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 Sunderland 0 (0)
1958–1959 Darlington 4 (1)
– Horden Colliery Welfare
– South Shields
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Dumighan (born 25 September 1938) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Darlington.[2]

Dumighan was born in Quebec, County Durham.[1] As a youngster, he played for the works team of Mackay's carpet factory in Durham[3] before joining Sunderland. He never played for their first team, and moved on to Darlington. After four appearances and one goal in the Fourth Division,[1] he moved on to Horden Colliery Welfare and South Shields of the North Eastern League.[3]

Dumighan played cricket at County League level, and retained an involvement with football as a scout for Leeds, then Darlington then for 20 years at Sunderland retiring during 2016.[3]

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