Eugene "Ted" Michael Joseph Patrick Melaniphy (5 February 1912 – 3 June 1991) played as a

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in the

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in the 1930s. He was born in Westport, Ireland. He made his debut for

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in the 1931-32 season, and played his last game for them in 1935-36, playing a total of 68

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games for them, scoring 33 times. He scored a hat-trick for them on 7 October 1933. He joined

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for the 1936-37 season and played 20 league matches for them, scoring 8 goals. After a short spell with

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he joined Northampton Town for the 1939-40 season, but the season was abandoned due to the war after only a few games.

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Plymouth stats and photo at Greens on Screen
20th-century Irish people 1912 births 1991 deaths Irish expatriate sportspeople in Wales Association footballers from County Mayo Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Redhill F.C. players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub