Patrick Flannigan
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-08-04)4 August 1909
Place of birth Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death 22 September 1987(1987-09-22) (aged 78)
Place of death New York City, United States
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Kelty Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1929 Cowdenbeath 21 (1)
1926 → Lochgelly United (loan)
1929–1930 Liverpool 0 (0)
1929–1930 → Bradford City (loan) 1 (0)
1930–1933 New York Giants 63 (2)
1933 Rosyth Dockyard
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick G. Flannigan (4 August 1909 – 22 September 1987) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Cowdenbeath, Flannigan played for Kelty Rangers, Cowdenbeath,[1] Lochgelly United, Liverpool, Bradford City, New York Giants and Rosyth Dockyard.[2][3][4]

For Bradford City he made one appearance in the Football League.[5] In the United States, he won the American Soccer League championship in 1931 (Spring section and overall title).[6]

His brother was fellow player David Flannigan;[7] their sister Ellen married William Callaghan, several of whose descendents (Willie, Tommy, Willie Jr, Tommy Jr and Liam) also became footballers.[8]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Patrick Flannigan". Play Up Liverpool. Kjell Hanssen. January 1980. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool secure Flannigan from Cowdenbeath". Dundee Courier. 5 December 1928. Retrieved 25 January 2014 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  4. ↑ Frost, p. 396
  5. ↑ Frost, p. 382
  6. ↑ Paddy Flanagan [sic], SoccerStats.us
  7. ↑ "Patrick Flannigan heads for the States". Dundee Courier. 14 July 1930. Retrieved 25 January 2014 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  8. ↑ Four generations with the Cowden, David Allan, Central Fife Times, 28 November 2011


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