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John Donoghue was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back.

John Donoghue

Personal information
Date of birth	(1902-12-08)8 December 1902[lower-alpha 1]
Place of birth	New York City, United States
Date of death	11 July 1971(1971-07-11) (aged 68)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	St Francis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1928	Shawfield Juniors
1926–1930	Celtic	48	(1)
1930–1932	Wrexham
1932	Celtic	0	(0)
1932–1935	Excelsior Roubaix
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in New York City to Irish parents who then moved to Scotland when he was young, Donoghue played for Shawfield Juniors, Celtic,[1] Wrexham[2][3] and Excelsior Roubaix.[4]

He won two Glasgow Cups with Celtic and played on the losing side in the 1928 Scottish Cup Final; he took part in earlier rounds the previous season when they won the trophy, but was not involved in the final.[5][6] ^{[unreliable source?]}[7]

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