Patrick Anthony Lally (born 11 January 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Anthony Lally[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1970 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | York City | 71 | (5) |
| 1973–1978 | Swansea City | 161 | (10) |
| 1975 | → Aldershot (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1978–1982 | Doncaster Rovers | 122 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Burton Albion | 51 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Paddington, London, Lally started his career with Millwall after signing as a professional in January 1970 and made one appearance in the Football League before signing for York City on a two-month trial in July 1971.[2] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic on 31 August 1971 and he finished the 1971–72 season with 43 appearances and two goals.[2][3] He made 38 appearances and scored three goals during the 1972–73 season,[4] and he became known for "driving runs from midfield" during his time at York.[2] He was signed by Swansea City for a fee of £7,000 in August 1973 and he made 161 league appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.[1][2] While at Swansea, he had a loan with Aldershot, who he joined in October 1975, and made three league appearances.[1] He left Swansea in September 1978 when he joined Doncaster Rovers, where he made 122 league appearances, before leaving at the end of the 1981–82 season.[1] In 1982 he went on to have a spell with non-League side Burton Albion playing 51 games and scoring 5 goals, before his playing career was cruelly ended with a broken leg during a match in November 1983.[5] Later he became an education officer for the Professional Footballers' Association,[2] and he now works as the regional League Football education officer for the North.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 357. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ a b c d e Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 59. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
- ^ Batters, Dave (2008). "Season Statistics". York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 336–337. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ^ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 338–339.
- ^ Page, Rex (1990). Wellington Street to Wembley, Burton Albion, the Complete History, 1950-1990. pp. 52–55.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2 June 2009). "Pat Lally in plea not to ditch York City's youth team". The Press. Retrieved 2 June 2009.