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Patrick O'Connell (1887-1959)

Patrick O'Connell
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Personal information
Full name Patrick Joseph O'Connell
Date of birth (1887-03-08)8 March 1887
Place of birth County Westmeath, Ireland
Date of death 27 February 1959(1959-02-27) (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.

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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