Edward Donaghy, known as Eddy Donaghy or Ted Donaghy (born 8 January 1900) was an English
football
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player and coach.
Playing career
Born in
Grangetown, Donaghy played for local club Grangetown St Mary's before playing with
Football League
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teams
Middlesbrough,
Bradford City,
Derby County and
Gillingham.
Donaghy, a
left half
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, made a total of 13 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City between May 1923 and May 1926.
He left Gillingham in 1928 to play in France, where he played for
Cannes alongside fellow Englishman
Stan Hillier.
Coaching career
Donaghy coached Dutch side
Feyenoord between 1931 and 1935, winning two league titles.
Personal life
Eddy studied in
St Mary's College. His brothers
John and
Peter were also professional players.
References
1900 births
Year of death missing
Sportspeople from the City of Sunderland
Footballers from Tyne and Wear
English men's footballers
Men's association football wing halves
English Football League players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
AS Cannes players
English football managers
Feyenoord managers
English expatriate men's footballers
English expatriate football managers
English expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
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