John Donoghue (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [a] | 8 December 1902||
Place of birth | New York City, United States | ||
Date of death | 11 July 1971 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
St Francis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1928 | Shawfield Juniors | ||
1926–1930 | Celtic | 48 | (1) |
1930–1932 | Wrexham[1] | 67 | (2) |
1932 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
1932–1935 | Excelsior Roubaix | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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] [unreliable source?][8]
Honours
Wrexham
References
- ^ Some sources give 22 January 1903.
- ^ John Donoghue Player Profile Wrexham AFC Archive.
- ^ Jim Craig – Celtic win Tennent's Sixes, then it's 6-0 in Scottish Cup, The Celtic Star, 22 January 2019
- ^ The Wigan Borough Story, Official Wigan Athletic Supporters Club
- ^ "John Donoghue - in the Mad Crowd, a Hartlepool United resource". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- ^ (Celtic player) John Donoghue, FitbaStats
- ^ "Donoghue, John". The Celtic Wiki.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Wrexham 7 Shrewsbury Town 0 Welsh Cup (Final) Wrexham AFC Archive.