Charlie McEleny

Charlie McEleny
Charlie McEleny
Personal information
Full name Charles Richard McEleny
Date of birth 3 March 1873(1873-03-03)
Place of birth Raymoghy, County Donegal, Ireland
Date of death 1 August 1908(1908-08-01) (aged 35)
Playing position Centre half
Youth career
Greenock Volunteers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Abercorn
18931895 Celtic
18951896 Burnley 15 (1)
18961898 Celtic
18981899 New Brighton Tower 31 (0)
18991900 Aston Villa 1 (0)
19001901 Swindon Town 29 (1)
Brentford
Greenock Morton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Appearances (Goals).

Charles Richard "Charlie" McEleny (3 March 18731 August 1908) was an Irish professional footballer who mostly played as a centre half.

Football career

Born in Raymoghy, County Donegal, McEleny moved to Glasgow where he first played for Greenock Volunteers before joining Abercorn.[1] He signed for Celtic in November 1893 and played his first match on 4 November in a 31 league victory against Dundee at Parkhead. McEleny was a strong and powerful centre half and established himself as a first team regular.[2] Charlie was the first ever Irish player to play for Glasgow Celtic.[3]

In November 1895 he signed for English side Burnley where he made fifteen Football League appearances, before returning to Celtic in May 1896. Playing only a year he moved south again to play for New Brighton Tower.[1] In his two spells at Celtic, McEleny played 34 games and scored once.[2]

In May 1899, McEleny signed for Aston Villa where he played as a midfielder in his solitary first team appearance before leaving Villa in May 1900.[4]

He then joined Swindon Town of the Southern League where he made a total of 48 appearances, scoring twice.[5] He then had a spell at Brentford before returning to Scotland with Greenock Morton.[1]

Later career and death

On quitting football he worked as a painter/decorator.[2]

McEleny died on 1 August 1908 aged 35 at Smithston Poorhouse and Asylum, Greenock.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. p167. 
  2. ^ a b c d "McEleny, Charles". Celtic player biographies. thecelticwiki. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/McEleny%2C+Charles. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
  3. ^ http://www.soccer-ireland.com/glasgow-celtic/irish-players/index.htm
  4. ^ "Charlie McEleny". Aston Villa player database. http://astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/843.html. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "Charlie McEleny profile". Swindon Town FC. http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=MCELENYC. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 
  6. ^ "Births, Marriages and Deaths Index: Macdonald to McEvoy" (PDF). Watt Library, Greenock. pp. 102103. http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/GetAsset.aspx?id=fAAzADQAMgA4AHwAfABGAGEAbABzAGUAfAB8ADAAfAA1. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 



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