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Denis Connaghan

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Denis Connaghan
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-01-09) 9 January 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Glasgow United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Celtic 0 (0)
Yoker Athletic (loan)
0000–1964 Renfrew
1964–1971 St Mirren 102 (0)
1967Baltimore Bays (loan) 7 (0)
1971–1977 Celtic 32 (0)
1977–1979 Morton 41 (0)
1979–1980 Clyde 17 (0)
Arthurlie
Total 199 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denis Connaghan (born 9 January 1945, in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper, who played for Celtic, St Mirren, Morton and Clyde.

Connaghan spent seven seasons at St Mirren playing over 100 league games. He re-joined Celtic in 1971. Connaghan played in Celtic's 1974 Scottish Cup Final winning side.[1] However, he never fully established himself and included only 32 league games before his departure in 1977.[2] As of 2014, he had been associated with Neilston Juniors in a number of backroom roles for 18 years.[3]

Personal life

Connaghan's son Denis also became a footballer.[4] He attended Holyrood Secondary School.[3]

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Celtic Player Denis Connaghan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b O'Donnell, Jim. "From European ties to life with the Farmer's Boys … Denis has loved it all". Evening Times. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ "CONNAGHAN, Denis 2001–02 – The Partick Thistle History Archive". partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.