Maurice McVeigh
Appearance
Senior career* | |||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1948 | Distillery | ||
1948–? | Glenavon | ||
International career | |||
1950–1958 | Northern Ireland Amateurs | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Maurice McVeigh was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played with Glenavon from 1948. Nicknamed "Twinkle Toes", he was a member of Glenavon's first-ever Irish League championship teams.[1] A shipyard worker from Belfast, he won 11 amateur international caps for Northern Ireland and one inter-league cap for the Irish League.[1] He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1954–55 season.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maurice McVeigh". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Brodie, M. (1989), Glenavon Football Club: 100 Years, p. 35. Lurgan:Glenavon Football Club