- Joe Corrigan
Infobox Football biography
playername = Joe Corrigan
fullname = Joseph Thomas Corrigan
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|11|18|df=y
cityofbirth =Manchester
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Manchester City
years = 1967–1983
1983
1983–1984
1984
1984
clubs = Manchester City
Seattle Sounders
Brighton & Hove Albion
Norwich City
Stoke City
Total
caps(goals) = 476 (0)
029 (0)
036 (0)
003 (0)
009 (0)
553 (0)
nationalyears = 1976–1982
1978–1981
nationalteam = England
England B
nationalcaps(goals) = 009 (0)
010 (0)Joseph Thomas Corrigan (born
18 November 1948 inManchester ), is a former footballgoalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion.Career
Corrigan joined Manchester City as a youth player in 1966. He made his debut in 1967, in a League Cup match against Blackpool. Corrigan established himself in the first team during the 1969–70 season, and was part of the Manchester City team which won a cup double of the
European Cup Winners Cup and the League Cup. His debut appearance for England came on 28 May 1976 against Italy, the first of a total of 9 caps, and he was part of the England squad for the1982 FIFA World Cup . He would undoubtedly have played more time for England if his chances had not been limited byPeter Shilton andRay Clemence . In total Corrigan made 592 appearances for Manchester City, a figure beaten only byAlan Oakes , and a club record for a goalkeeper. He also won Manchester City's Player of the Year award three times, a feat matched only byRichard Dunne .In 1983 Corrigan was sold to American club Seattle Sounders for £30,000. Corrigan stayed in the US only a few months, making 29 Appearances before returning to England with Brighton. At the end of his career he also had spells on loan at Stoke City and Norwich. Corrigan retired in 1985 following a neck injury. He has subsequently held coaching positions at a number of clubs, including Liverpool and Celtic. He is remembered as one of
Manchester City 's best goalkeepers along withFrank Swift andBert Trautmann .After Retirement
After retiring from football, Joe Corrigan was for a time the Goalkeeping Coach at Liverpool, from 1994 until the arrival of
Rafael Benitez in 2004. [cite web
title=Staff Profile: Joe Corrigan
url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/corrigan/
publisher=Liverpoolfc.tv
accessdate=2007-10-08] On 21 September 2004, Corrigan joined the coaching team at Chester City but moved to become goalkeeping coach atStockport County on5 October 2004 . In February 2005, Corrigan joined West Bromwich Albion. [cite web
title=Flown from the Nest: Joe Corrigan
url=http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/corrigan.htm
publisher=ex-canaries.co.uk
accessdate=2007-10-08]External links
* [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/corrigan.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=262 Englandstats.com profile]References
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