Joe Enright

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Joe Enright
Personal information
Full name Joseph Thomas Enright [1]
Date of birth 16 May 1890 [1]
Place of birth Athlone, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Inside forward, outside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1908–1910 Shelbourne
1910–1913 Leeds City 77 (23)
1913–1914 Newport County
1914–1915 Coventry City 21 (8)
Athlone Town
International career
1909 Irish League XI 2 (0)
1912 Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Thomas Enright was an Irish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Leeds City. [3] [4] He also played in the Southern League for Newport County and Coventry City and won an international cap for Ireland. [5] [6]

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Personal life

Enwright was born at home on Glasses Lane (now Griffith Street) in Athlone to Thomas Enright, a labourer, and Elizabeth Enright (née Garty). [1] Enwright served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the First World War. [7] As of March 2014, his great nephew Chris Enright was on the staff at Athlone Town. [8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds City 1910–11 [9] Second Division 3710103810
1911–12 [9] Second Division3412203612
1912–13 [9] Second Division610061
Total7723308023
Coventry City 1914–15 [5] Southern League Second Division21811229
Career total98314110232

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Registry of Births, Superintendent Registrar's District: Athlone" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Enright: Joseph (Joe)". OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 93. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  4. ↑ "Players – Joe Enright 1910–13". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Joe Enright". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Joe Enright". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Hornby, Mark. "Coventry City First World War former players". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Athlone Town's Oldest Support Visiting Tonight". Athlone Town Football Club. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Leeds City Players Details : No.77 : Enright, Joseph (Joe)". OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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