Peter Corr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Joseph Corr | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 2001 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Goosnargh, Lancashire, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside-Right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1947 | Dundalk | ||
| 1947–1948 | Preston N.E. | 3 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Everton | 24 | (2) |
| 1949–1952 | Bangor City | ||
| 1952–1953 | Wigan Athletic | 34 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Ireland | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Joseph Corr (23 June 1923 – 1 June 2001) was an Irish footballer. Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He was the uncle of Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea Corr who make up the Irish musical group The Corrs. His brother Gerry is their father. After a three-year-long battle with Alzheimer's Disease, Corr died in a nursing home in Goosnargh in June 2001, aged 77.
Corr, who played Gaelic football as a youth, played soccer for his hometown club Dundalk before signing for Preston N.E. in April 1947 for a fee of £2,500. However his appearances for Preston were limited by the form of Tom Finney and he only made three league appearances for Preston before joining Everton in August 1948. He made his league debut for Everton against Stoke City in September 1948. While at Everton he made 24 appearances and scored 2 goals. His teammates at the club included fellow Irish internationals Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington and Alex Stevenson, and future Everton manager Harry Catterick. After leaving Everton, Corr went on to play for Bangor City and Wigan Athletic. During the 1952–53 season he played 34 games and scored 11 goals for Wigan in the Lancashire Combination. He was instrumental in Wigan winning the Combination and three cups during that season.
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