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Peter Molloy (footballer, born 1909)

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Peter Molloy
Personal details
Born (1909-04-20)20 April 1909
Rossendale, England
Died 16 February 1993(1993-02-16) (aged 83)
St Albans, England

Peter Molloy, also known as Pat Molloy[1][2] (20 April 1909 – 16 February 1993) was an English professional player, manager and referee.

Club career[]

Born in Rossendale, Molloy played as a wing half in the Football League for Bristol Rovers during the 1933–34 season, making six appearances.[3]

He also played for Fulham, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Stockport County, Carlisle United and Bradford City .[4][5]

Molloy also made one guest appearance as a player for Watford during a wartime game against Aldershot on 2 January 1943.[6]

Coaching and management[]

Molloy managed Turkish club side Galatasaray between 1947 and 1949.[3][7] He later managed the Turkey national team in two spells,[3][8] before moving onto Fenerbahçe.[9] He returned to England in 1951, working as a trainer at Watford between 1951 and 1976. During this time, he had a benefit match against rivals Luton in 1968 and a testimonial against Wolves in 1973.[10]

Refereeing[]

Molloy was also a noted referee in Turkey.[3]

Personal life[]

Molloy served in the British Army during the Second World War.[11]

References[]

  1. ↑ Watford FC programme Watford v Walsall 3 May 1960. p 11.
  2. ↑ "Watford v Walsall 59/60". Watford FC. 3 May 1960. http://www.wfc.net/files/Watford-Walsall_Home_Programme_1959-60.pdf. [dead link]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Euro 2008 Connections: Turkey". Bristol Rovers FC. 2 June 2009. http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~1322606,00.html. 
  4. ↑ "Player profile". 11v11. http://www.11v11.co.uk/index.php?pageID=537&playerID=35533&teamID=60&sqlID=97&divID=7&seasonend=1932. 
  5. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 187. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  6. ↑ Nicholas Ralph. "Watford 5 Aldershot 3". Blind Stupid and Desperate. http://www.bsad.org/victory/aldershot.html. 
  7. ↑ "Roots". Galatasaray Overseas Fans. http://www.galatasaray-overseas-fans.com/roots.php. 
  8. ↑ "Turkey National Team Coaches". https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tur-coach.html. 
  9. ↑ John Ashdown and Rob Smyth (22 October 2008). "The longest caretaker-manager stint". https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/oct/22/joe-kinnear-david-pleat-tony-parkes. 
  10. ↑ Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford Football Club. p. 250. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0. 
  11. ↑ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020". p. 78. https://www.leytonorient.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/VE-DAY-WW2-players-as-at-May-2020.pdf. 
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