Peter Donaghy

English footballer

Peter DonaghyPersonal information

Date of birth|  13 January 1898
Place of birth|  Grangetown, England
Height|  5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Forward
Youth career
|  Grangetown St Mary's
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1919–1923|  Middlesbrough|  30|  (2)
1923–1925|  Bradford City|  22|  (5)
|  Carlisle United|  |
Total|  |  52|  (7)
Managerial career
1926–1930|  Sparta
1930–1932|  VUC
1932–1933|  AFC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Donaghy (born 13 January 1898) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Middlesbrough, Bradford City and Carlisle United.

## Career[edit]

Born in Grangetown, Donaghy moved from Grangetown St Mary's to Middlesbrough in August 1919, making his debut (against future club Bradford City) on 24 April 1920.[2] He made a total of 30 appearances for Middlesbrough in the Football League.[3] He joined Bradford City in May 1923.[4] He made 22 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City, scoring 5 goals; he also made 1 appearance in the FA Cup.[5] He joined Carlisle United in June 1925.[4]

After retiring as a player, Donaghy worked as a coach in the Netherlands,[6] managing Sparta,[7][8] VUC[9] and AFC.[10][11] He later worked as a steel worker back in his native Teesside.[12]

## Personal life[edit]

His brothers John and Ted were also professional players.[12]

## Sources[edit]

* Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
2. ^ "Bradford City v Middlesbrough, 24 April 1920". 11v11.
3. ^ "Peter Donaghy". 11v11.
4. ^ a b Frost, p. 395
5. ^ Frost, p. 381
6. ^ Taylor, Matthew (2005). The Leaguers: The Making Of Professional Football In England: 1900-1939. p. 227\. ISBN 9780853236498.
7. ^ "Sparta krijgt een nieuwen oefenmeester". Het Vaderland. 21 August 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
8. ^ "Sparta krijgt een nieuwen trainer". Rotterdams Nieuwsblad. 23 August 1926. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
9. ^ "VUC krijgt een trainer". Het Vaderland. 6 June 1930. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
10. ^ "Onze training". Amsterdamsche FC. 1 November 1932. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
11. ^ "Training 1932/1933". Amsterdamsche FC. 1 June 1933. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
12. ^ a b "Past local players of note". CommuniGate. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.

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Sparta Rotterdam – managers

* Chadwick (1915)
* Donaghy (1926–30)
* Hall (1948–49)
* Livingstone (1949–50)
* Crook (1950)
* Van de Enden (1950–55)
* Neville (1955–63)
* Thompson (1963–66)
* Coerver (1966–69)
* Keßler (1970–71)
* Schwartz (1971–72)
* Steegman (1972–76)
* Adamson (1976)
* Brom (1976–78)
* Petescu (1978–80)
* Brand (a.i.) (1980)
* Hughes (1980–83)
* Jacobs (1983–84)
* T. Vonk (1984–86)
* Hughes (1986–88)
* Baan (1988–90)
* Van Doorneveld (1990–91)
* Jacobs (1991–93)
* Berger (1993–95)
* Van Stee (a.i.) (1995)
* Ten Cate (1995–97)
* Brand (a.i.) (1997)
* Van der Zee (1997–98)
* Everse (1998–99)
* Roks (1999–2001)
* Van Hanegem (2001)
* Rijkaard (2001–02)
* Roks (2002–03)
* Korbach (2003)
* Van Leeuwen (a.i.) (2003)
* Dekker (2003)
* Snoei (2003–05)
* Van Tiggelen / Nascimento (a.i.) (2005)
* Vloet (2005–07)
* Aandewiel (2007)
* Van Tiggelen (a.i.) (2007)
* Booy (2007–09)
* Adelaar (2009–10)
* De Mos (2010)
* Everse (2010–11)
* Van Eck (2011)
* M. Vonk (2011–13)
* Van der Laan (a.i.) (2013)
* Ten Cate (2013)
* Bogers (2013)
* Van der Laan (a.i.) (2013)
* Kruys (2014)
* Pastoor (2015–17)
* Advocaat (2018)
* Fraser (2018–22)
* Steijn (2022–)

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*[Gls]: League goals
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