Peter Monaghan (1917 – 21 January 1945) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic as a wing half.[1]

Peter Monaghan
Personal information
Full name Peter Monaghan[1]
Date of birth 1917 (1917)[2]
Place of birth Stevenston, Scotland[2]
Date of death (aged 27)[3]
Place of death German-occupied Netherlands
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936 Ardeer Recreation
1937–1939 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 71 (1)
1939–1940 Dundee United (guest) 2 (0)
Kilmarnock (guest)
Total 73 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Monaghan was married and served as a private in the Glasgow Highlanders of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) during the Second World War.[3] He was killed in the Netherlands on 21 January 1945 and was buried in Sittard War Cemetery.[3][4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1937–38[2] Third Division South 33 0 3 0 36 0
1938–39[2] 32 1 3 0 35 1
Bournemouth career total 65 1 6 0 71 1
Dundee United 1939–40[5] Eastern Regional 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 67 1 6 0 73 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Peter Monaghan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Peter Monaghan". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
  5. ^ "Peter Monaghan Player Profile". ArabArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2020.