Charles O'Hagan (28 July 1881 – 1 July 1931) was an Irish professional

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player (an

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) and

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. He was the first

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player to be capped at international level for any team, making an appearance for

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in April 1907 (his sixth

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overall at that stage),Charlie O'Hagan
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 18 August 2007 a year before teammate Willie Lennie made his

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debut. He later served with the

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and

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during the

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. O'Hagan was

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's sixth manager, and was in charge for 21 matches between 1920 and 1921; his sides won 4 games, lost 8 and drew 9. His nephew Willie O'Hagan, a

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, was also an Irish international.

Career statistics

International

''Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each O'Hagan goal''

References

External links

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Sevilla CF profile
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