Patrick O'Connell (1887-1959)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Patrick Joseph O'Connell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | County Westmeath, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 1959 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | St Pancras, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frankfort | |||
| Stranville Rovers | |||
| Liffey Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1909 | Belfast Celtic | ||
| 1909–1912 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | (0) |
| 1912–1914 | Hull City | 58 | (1) |
| 1914–1919 | Manchester United | 34 | (2) |
| 1915 | → Clapton Orient (guest) | ||
| 1918–1919 | → Rochdale (guest) | ||
| ? | → Chesterfield (guest) | ||
| 1919–1920 | Dumbarton | 31 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Ashington | 19 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1912–1919 | Ireland | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1921–1922 | Ashington | ||
| 1922–1929 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1929–1931 | Real Oviedo | ||
| 1932–1935 | Real Betis | ||
| 1935–1940 | Barcelona | ||
| 1940–1942 | Real Betis | ||
| 1942–1945 | Sevilla | ||
| 1947–1949 | Racing Santander | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Joseph O'Connell (8 March 1887 – 27 February 1959), also known as Paddy O'Connell or Patricio O'Connell, was an Irish footballer and manager. He played as a defender, most notably, for Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City and Manchester United. He has the distinction of being the first player from what is now the Republic of Ireland to play for Manchester United.
As an international, he captained Ireland and was a member of the team that won the 1914 British Home Championship. However, O'Connell is probably best remembered for managing several clubs in La Liga. In 1935 he led Real Betis to their first La Liga title and during the Spanish Civil War he took FC Barcelona on a tour of North America. Despite these successes, he died destitute in London in 1959.
O'Connell was born in County Westmeath in 1887. However the O'Connell family moved to Dublin and young Patrick lived in Mabel Street, Drumcondra, not far from the modern site of Croke Park. From age 14 he worked at Boland's Mill. He also played junior football with several local Dublin clubs, including Frankfort, Stranville Rovers and Liffey Wanderers, before joining Belfast Celtic. In March 1909, together with left-back Peter Warren, he was transferred from Celtic to Sheffield Wednesday for a combined fee of £50.
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