Peter Donaghy (born 13 January 1898) was an English professional footballer who played as a

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for Middlesbrough, Bradford City and

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Career

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. He made a total of 30 appearances for Middlesbrough in the Football League. He joined Bradford City in May 1923.Frost, p. 395 He made 22 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City, scoring 5 goals; he also made 1 appearance in the FA Cup. He joined

in June 1925. After retiring as a player, Donaghy worked as a coach in the Netherlands, managing Sparta, VUC and

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. He later worked as a steel worker back in his native Teesside.

Personal life

His brothers John and Ted were also professional players.

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