Patrick Galvin (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Galvin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Glossop, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 1918 (aged 35–36)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Cambrai, France | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1908 | Glossop | 20 | (4) |
| 1908–1910 | Rochdale | 65 | (15) |
| Eccles Borough | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick Galvin MM (1882 – 17 October 1918), sometimes known as Paddy Galvin,[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Glossop.[1] He was the first ever Rochdale player to be sent off.[2]
Personal life
Galvin was born in Glossop to Irish parents and worked as labourer in a paper works.[2] He served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Gallipoli, Salonika, Egypt and on the Western Front during the First World War.[4] While serving as an acting lance corporal, Galvin was killed during the Battle of Cambrai in France on 17 October 1918 and his Military Medal was gazetted posthumously on 13 June 1919.[2][4] He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau-Cambrésis.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 1908–09[5] | Lancashire Combination Second Division | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 1909–10[5] | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Lancashire Junior Cup
Honours
Rochdale
- Lancashire Combination Second Division promotion: 1909–10[2][6]
- Lancashire Junior Cup: 1909–10[2][7]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 106. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Patrick Galvin | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC : The Official History, 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
- ^ Rochdale A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Lancashire Football Association Directory of Members Handbook 2007–08. Lancashire: Lancashire County Football Association. 2007.