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Aubrey Darmody

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Aubrey Darmody
Personal information
Full name Aubrey Darmody[1]
Date of birth (1921-05-17)17 May 1921[1]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales[1]
Date of death 9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Great Yarmouth, England[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tower United
Cardiff Nomads
1946–1947 Norwich City 2 (0)
1948 Colchester United 3 (0)
Great Yarmouth Town
Total 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aubrey Darmody (17 May 1921 – 9 February 2006) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League as a full-back for Norwich City.

Career

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Born in Swansea, Darmody played in Wales for Tower United and Cardiff Nomads before joining English Third Division South side Norwich City in 1946.[1] He made two appearances for the Canaries,[3][4] making his debut on Christmas Day 1946 away to Bournemouth in a 1–0 victory.[5] He was on the team sheet for the return fixture the following day at Carrow Road in what was to be his final appearance for Norwich in a 6–1 defeat.[6]

Darmody joined Colchester United in 1948, making his debut in a 2–1 Southern League win over Guildford City on 29 March.[7] His final appearance came less than one month later in a 2–1 away defeat to Exeter City Reserves on 14 April 1948.[8] After leaving Colchester, he signed for Great Yarmouth Town[1] where he had a trophy named in his honour for the 'outstanding young player' of the year.[9]

Aubrey Darmody died in Great Yarmouth on 9 February 2006, leaving behind wife Cindy and daughter Lynne.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "AUBREY DARMODY : Memorial - FamilyNotices24 - Great Yarmouth Mercury". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "SING UP THE RIVER END !: Norwich City Appearances". Sing Up The River End!. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ "NORWICH CITY:1946/47-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  5. ^ "SING UP THE RIVER END !: Debutants 1946". Sing Up The River End!. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. ^ "SING UP THE RIVER END !: The Best Christmas Present Of All". Sing Up The River End!. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 2–1 Guildford City". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Exeter City Reserves 2–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Awards hat-trick for Bloater's player - Eastern Counties - Pink Un - Norwich City Football Club News". Pink Un. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.