Edward J. Donaghy was an American soccer referee active in the 1920s and 1930s. Donaghy is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, and managed a number of important matches, such as the finals of the National Challenge Cup in

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

and

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

, as well as three games in the

1934 FIFA World Cup qualification The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup for which teams had to qualify, after the finalists in the inaugural 1930 World Cup had participated by invitation from FIFA. With 32 teams having entered the 1934 competition, FIFA organized qual ...

. Donaghy had begun his career as a player in his native Scotland, before moving to America in 1911. Donaghy played soccer as in

inside left Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

between 1911 and 1919 for Tacony,

Philadelphia Hibernian Philadelphia Hibernian, also known as Hibernian F.C., was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team which played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History According to Dave Litterer, “Philadelphia Hibernian was a perennial powerhouse in the Philad ...

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, Braddock,

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and Castle Shannon, before beginning his refereeing career in 1920. He played for Bethlehem Steel from 1913 to early 1915. He scored the winning goal for Bethlehem in the replay over Tacony in the 1914 American Cup. In March 1915, Bethlehem Steel released him and he signed with Homestead F.C. 8 March 1915 Bethlehem Globe
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