Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward John Paul McGoldrick | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger, Central Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Crystal Palace (Foundation Academy Head Coach) |
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Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1985 | Kettering Town | 110 | (9) |
1985–1986 | Nuneaton Borough | 82 | (4) |
1986–1988 | Northampton Town | 107 | (9) |
1988–1993 | Crystal Palace | 147 | (11) |
1993–1996 | Arsenal | 38 | (0) |
1996 | → Manchester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1996–1999 | Manchester City | 34 | (0) |
1998 | → (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2000 | Corby Town | 0 | (0) |
Total | 352 | (22) | |
National team‡ | |||
1992–1995 | Republic of Ireland | 15 | (0) |
1992 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2000 | Corby Town (player-manager) | ||
2003 | Bashley F.C. | ||
2009–2012 | Northampton Town (Youth Team) | ||
2013–2014 | Crystal Palace (Youth Team) | ||
2014– | Crystal Palace (Foundation Academy Head Coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29th December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29th December 2016 |
Edward John Paul "Eddie" McGoldrick (born 30 April 1965) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger and central midfielder from 1981 until 2000. He is currently foundation academy manager of Premier League side Crystal Palace.
He played in the Premier League for Arsenal and Crystal Palace, as well as playing in the Football League for Manchester City, Northampton Town and . He also played non-league football for Kettering Town, Nuneaton Town and Corby Town.
He was also capped at international level for the Republic of Ireland on 15 occasions due to his Irish ancestry; he was a member of Ireland's 1994 World Cup squad though he did not play in the tournament.
He started out at non-league side Kettering Town, but following a transfer to Nuneaton Borough he established himself as a utility player in the early 1980s, before moving into the Football League with Northampton Town, where he collected a Fourth Division title medal in 1987.