| 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, Lochgelly United, Liverpool, Bradford City, New York Giants and Rosyth Dockyard.
For Bradford City he made one appearance in the Football League. In the United States, he won the American Soccer League championship in 1931 (Spring section and overall title).
His brother was fellow player David Flannigan; their sister Ellen married William Callaghan, several of whose descendents (Willie, Tommy, Willie Jr, Tommy Jr and Liam) also became footballers.
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Patrick Flannigan". Play Up Liverpool. Kjell Hanssen. January 1980. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Liverpool secure Flannigan from Cowdenbeath". Dundee Courier. 5 December 1928. Retrieved 25 January 2014 – via Play Up Liverpool.
- Frost, p. 396
- Frost, p. 382
- Paddy Flanagan , SoccerStats.us
- "Patrick Flannigan heads for the States". Dundee Courier. 14 July 1930. Retrieved 25 January 2014 – via Play Up Liverpool.
- Four generations with the Cowden, David Allan, Central Fife Times, 28 November 2011
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- 1909 births
- 1987 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Cowdenbeath
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- New York Giants (soccer, 1930–1932) players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Lochgelly United F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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