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John Donoghue (footballer)

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John Donoghue
Personal information
Date of birth (1902-12-08)8 December 1902[a]
Place of birth New York City, United States
Date of death 11 July 1971(1971-07-11) (aged 68)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
St Francis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1928 Shawfield Juniors
1926–1930 Celtic 48 (1)
1930–1932 Wrexham[1] 67 (2)
1932 Celtic 0 (0)
1932–1935 Excelsior Roubaix
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Donoghue was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back.

Career

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Born in New York City to Irish parents who then moved to Scotland when he was young, Donoghue played for Shawfield Juniors, Celtic,[2] Wrexham[3][4] and Excelsior Roubaix.[5]

He won two Glasgow Cups with Celtic and played on the losing side in the 1928 Scottish Cup Final; he took part in earlier rounds the previous season when they won the trophy, but was not involved in the final.[6][7] [unreliable source?][8]

Honours

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Wrexham

References

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  1. ^ Some sources give 22 January 1903.
  1. ^ John Donoghue Player Profile Wrexham AFC Archive.
  2. ^ Jim Craig – Celtic win Tennent's Sixes, then it's 6-0 in Scottish Cup, The Celtic Star, 22 January 2019
  3. ^ The Wigan Borough Story, Official Wigan Athletic Supporters Club
  4. ^ "John Donoghue - in the Mad Crowd, a Hartlepool United resource". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  5. ^ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  6. ^ (Celtic player) John Donoghue, FitbaStats
  7. ^ "Donoghue, John". The Celtic Wiki.
  8. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Wrexham 7 Shrewsbury Town 0 Welsh Cup (Final) Wrexham AFC Archive.