John Donoghue (footballer)
John Donoghue was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 December 1902[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1932 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1935 | Excelsior Roubaix | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in New York City to Irish parents who then moved to Scotland when he was young, Donoghue played for Shawfield Juniors, Celtic,[1] Wrexham[2][3] and Excelsior Roubaix.[4]
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.[5][6] [7]
References
- Some sources give 22 January 1903.
- 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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