Pat Lally (footballer)

Pat Lally
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Anthony Lally[1]
Date of birth	11 January 1952
Place of birth	Paddington, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
?–1970	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1971	Millwall
1971–1973	York City
1973–1978	Swansea City
1975	→ Aldershot (loan)
1978–1982	Doncaster Rovers
1982–1983	Burton Albion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Anthony Lally (born 11 January 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Paddington, London, Lally started his career with Millwall after signing as a professional in January 1970 and made one appearance in the Football League before signing for York City on a two-month trial in July 1971.[2] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic on 31 August 1971 and he finished the 1971–72 season with 43 appearances and two goals.[2][3] He made 38 appearances and scored three goals during the 1972–73 season,[4] and he became known for "driving runs from midfield" during his time at York.[2] He was signed by Swansea City for a fee of £7,000 in August 1973 and he made 161 league appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.[1][2] While at Swansea, he had a loan with Aldershot, who he joined in October 1975, and made three league appearances.[1] He left Swansea in September 1978 when he joined Doncaster Rovers, where he made 122 league appearances, before leaving at the end of the 1981–82 season.[1] In 1982 he went on to have a spell with non-League side Burton Albion playing 51 games and scoring 5 goals, before his playing career was cruelly ended with a broken leg during a match in November 1983.[5] Later he became an education officer for the Professional Footballers' Association,[2] and he now works as the regional League Football education officer for the North.[6]

References

Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 357. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 59. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
Batters, Dave (2008). "Season Statistics". York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 336–337. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 338–339.
Page, Rex (1990). Wellington Street to Wembley, Burton Albion, the Complete History, 1950-1990. pp. 52–55.
Flett, Dave (2 June 2009). "Pat Lally in plea not to ditch York City's youth team". The Press. Retrieved 2 June 2009.

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[PFA_357-1] Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 357. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.

[Citizens_and_Minstermen_59-2] Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 59. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.

[The_Complete_Record_336-337-3] Batters, Dave (2008). "Season Statistics". York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 336–337. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.

[The_Complete_Record_338-339-4] Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 338–339.

[Wellington_Street_to_Wembley,_Burton_Albion,_the_Complete_History,_1950-1990_by_former_Burton_Mail_sports_editor,_Rex_Page-5] Page, Rex (1990). Wellington Street to Wembley, Burton Albion, the Complete History, 1950-1990. pp. 52–55.

[Pat_Lally_in_plea_not_to_ditch_York_City's_youth_team-6] Flett, Dave (2 June 2009). "Pat Lally in plea not to ditch York City's youth team". The Press. Retrieved 2 June 2009.