Eddy Donaghy
English football player and coach (1900–1956)
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Edward Donaghy (8 January 1900 – 30 May 1956) was an English football player and coach.
Date of birth
8 January 1900
Place of birth
Grangetown, England
Date of death
30 May 1956 (aged 56)
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
|
Donaghy around 1922 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Grangetown, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 1956 (aged 56) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Grangetown St Mary's | |||
| 1922–1923 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1923–1926 | Bradford City | 13 | (0) |
| 1926–1927 | Derby County | 6 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | Gillingham | 4 | (0) |
| Cannes | |||
| Total | 23 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1931–1935 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1936–1937 | KFC (Koog aan de Zaan) | ||
| 1947–1950 | Velocitas (Groningen) | ||
| 1950–1952 | SV Juliana | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Grangetown, Donaghy played for local club Grangetown St Mary's before playing with Football League teams Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Derby County and Gillingham.[2][3]
Donaghy, a left half, made a total of 13 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City between May 1923 and May 1926.[4][5]
He left Gillingham in 1928 to play in France,[6] where he played for Cannes alongside fellow Englishman Stan Hillier.[7]
