John Donoghue (footballer)

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

John Donoghue
Personal information
Date of birth (1902-12-08)8 December 1902[lower-alpha 1]
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
1932 Celtic 0 (0)
1932–1935 Excelsior Roubaix
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in New York City to Irish parents who then moved to Scotland when he was young, Donoghue played for Shawfield Juniors, Celtic,[1] Wrexham[2][3] and Excelsior Roubaix.[4]

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.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Some sources give 22 January 1903.
  1. Jim Craig – Celtic win Tennent’s Sixes, then it’s 6-0 in Scottish Cup, The Celtic Star, 22 January 2019
  2. The Wigan Borough Story, Official Wigan Athletic Supporters Club
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  5. (Celtic player) John Donoghue, FitbaStats
  6. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Donoghue,+John
  7. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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