Northern Irish footballer (1882–1916)
Bernard Donaghey (23 December 1882 – 1 July 1916), sometimes known as Barney Donaghey,[5] was an Irish professional footballer, who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Burnley and Manchester United.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Hibernian and in his native Ireland for Derry Celtic (four spells), Ulster, Belfast Celtic and Glentoran.[4][3] Donaghey was capped by Ireland at international level and represented the Irish League.[6][7]
Personal life
Donaghey was a Catholic and was married.[5][8] Prior to the First World War, Donaghey was a reservist in the British Army and in early 1915, during the second year of the war, he enlisted as a private in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.[3] He saw action at Gallipoli and was wounded in the head by shrapnel and evacuated to a hospital in Tanta, Egypt.[3][5] After being deployed to the Western Front in 1916, Donaghey was killed on the first day on the Somme, during his battalion's attack on German trench lines and the Y-Ravine strongpoint, south of Beaumont-Hamel.[3] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2][9]
Honours
Derry Celtic
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