Bernard Donaghey

Bernard Donaghey

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Donaghey
Date of birth	(1882-12-23)23 December 1882
Place of birth	Derry,Ireland
Date of death	1 July 1916(1916-07-01)(aged 33)
Place of death	nearBeaumont-Hamel,France
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1900–1902	Derry Celtic		(3)
1902	Ulster
	Belfast Celtic		(8)
1904	Glentoran	2
1904–1905	Hibernian	15	(8)
1905	Derry Celtic
1905–1906	Manchester United	3	(0)
1906–1907	Derry Celtic
1907–1908	Burnley	5	(2)
0000–1914	Derry Celtic		(17)
1914	Dumbarton Harp
International career
1902–1905	Irish League XI	2	(0)
1902	Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Donaghey(23 December 1882 – 1 July 1916), sometimes known asBarney Donaghey,was an Irish professionalfootballer,who played as aninside forwardin theFootball LeagueforBurnleyandManchester United.He also played in theScottish LeagueforHibernianand in his nativeIrelandforDerry Celtic(four spells),Ulster,Belfast CelticandGlentoran.Donaghey was capped byIrelandat international level and represented theIrish League.

Personal life

Donaghey was aCatholicand was married.Prior to theFirst World War,Donaghey was areservistin theBritish Armyand in early 1915, during the second year of the war, he enlisted as a private in theRoyal Inniskilling Fusiliers.He saw action atGallipoliand was wounded in the head byshrapneland evacuated to a hospital inTanta,Egypt.After being deployed to theWestern Frontin 1916, Donaghey was killed on thefirst day on the Somme,during his battalion's attack onGermantrenchlines and the Y-Ravinestrongpoint,south ofBeaumont-Hamel.His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on theThiepval Memorial.

Honours

Derry Celtic

• North West Senior Cup(2): 1900–01, 1901–02

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Glentoran	1903–04	Irish League	2	0	0	0	2	0
Hibernian	1904–05	Scottish First Division	15	8	2	0	17	8
Manchester United	1905–06	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Burnley	1907–08	Second Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
Career total			23	10	2	0	25	10

External links

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