Chelsea FC Profile: Charles Donaghy
Full Name: Charles Donaghy
Born: Friday, 1st June 1883
Place of birth: Cambuslang, Scotland
Height: 5' 5 1/2"
Died: Sunday, 25th June 1916 (aged 33)
Place of death: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Burial: Buried - 29 June 1916, Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Trenton, NJ, USA
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1905 to 1907
Playing Career:
Rangers
--->Port Glasgow Athletic (L)
Chelsea (May 1905 to Mar 1907) - cost: unknown - Released
Burton United
Rochdale
Dundee Hibernian
* (L) = On Loan
* Released = Contract not renewed by Chelsea
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 18th November 1905, Crystal Palace 7 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 22 years 5 months 17 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 20th October 1906, Burton United 2 - 1 Chelsea
Appearances
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Charles Donaghy made 3 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
F.A. Cup | 18th Nov 1905 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 | ![]() |
League | 17th Mar 1906 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Clapton Orient | 15,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 20th Oct 1906 | Burton United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() |
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