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Taffy O'Callaghan
Personal information
Full name Eugene O'Callaghan
Date of birth (1906-10-06)6 October 1906
Date of death 4 July 1956(1956-07-04) (aged 49)
Height 5 ft 8+1/2 in
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925 Ebbw Vale
1925–1926 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves
1927–1935 Tottenham Hotspur 252 (92)
1935–1937 Leicester City 84 (30)
1937–1939 Fulham 41 (6)
National team
1929–1934 Wales 11 (3)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Eugene "Taffy" O'Callaghan (6 October 1906 – 4 July 1956) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Fulham and Wales during the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Club career

Taffy was born in Ebbw Vale, Wales and joined Tottenham Hotspur from Ebbw Vale in 1925, making his debut for the first team in January 1927 against Everton, having impressed with his two-footed play and accurate passing. Again in 1928 he impressed against Everton, scoring four goals in February of that year.

Taffy helped the team achieve promotion back to Football League First Division at the end of the 1932–33 season and in the following year was a key member of the side known as the 'greyhounds' as they played with speed and style. During his time at Spurs he made 252 league appearances scoring 93 goals and a further six in eleven FA Cup matches for the club.

He was transferred to Leicester City in March 1935 although playing once again for Tottenham as a 'guest' during the war years at the time when the Football League had been suspended. After the war he went on to a coaching role at Fulham.

International career

His first cap for Wales was won in May 1929 and he went on to play a further ten times at International level.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 1929 2 1
1931 2 0
1932 3 2
1933 3 0
1934 1 0
Total 11 3

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each O'Callaghan goal

List of international goals scored by Taffy O'Callaghan
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 October 1929 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales 2  Scotland 1–2 2–4 1929–30 British Home Championship
2 26 October 1932 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland 5  Scotland 3–0 5–2 1932–33 British Home Championship
3 5–0
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