Peter Monaghan (1917 – 21 January 1945) was a Scottish professional

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who played in the

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for

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as a wing half.

Personal life

Monaghan was married and served as a

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in the Glasgow Highlanders of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) during the Second World War. He was killed in the Netherlands on 21 January 1945 and was buried in

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War Cemetery.

Career statistics

References

1917 births Date of birth missing 1945 deaths Footballers from North Ayrshire Men's association football wing halves Scottish men's footballers English Football League players AFC Bournemouth players Dundee United F.C. wartime guest players Kilmarnock F.C. wartime guest players Glasgow Highlanders soldiers 20th-century Scottish military personnel British Army personnel killed in World War II People from Stevenston Scottish military personnel killed in action {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub