Jim McDonagh
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seamus Martin McDonagh | ||
Date of birth | 6 October 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Mansfield Town (head goalkeeping coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1976 | Rotherham United | 121 | (0) |
1973 | → Manchester United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1976–1980 | Bolton Wanderers | 161 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Everton | 40 | (0) |
1981–1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 81 | (1) |
1983–1985 | Notts County | 35 | (0) |
1984 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1985 | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1985 | → Sunderland (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1985–1987 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | ||
1987 | Scarborough | 9 | (0) |
1987–1988 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Galway United | 20 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Spalding United | ||
1990 | Grantham Town | 1 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Telford United | 6 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Grantham Town | ||
1993–1994 | Arnold Town | 9 | (0) |
Total | 507 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1981–1985 | Republic of Ireland | 25 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1988–1989 | Galway United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Seamus Martin McDonagh (born 6 October 1952), known as Jim McDonagh, is a former association football goalkeeper who won 25 caps for Ireland and made more than 400 appearances in the English leagues. He then became a goalkeeping coach, working with numerous clubs in the English game until joining Martin O'Neill's coaching team at Sunderland in 2011. In November 2013 he was appointed to the same role with the Republic of Ireland national team by O'Neill, and in 2019 he followed O'Neill to Nottingham Forest as head goalkeeping coach
Playing career[]
McDonagh started his career at his hometown club Rotherham United, and spent a month on loan at Manchester United in 1973, before joining Bolton Wanderers, initially on loan, taking over from the recently departed Barry Siddall. An ever-present during the Second Division Championship-winning side of 1977–78, he set a club record of conceding only 33 goals in a 42-match season. For the following two seasons in the top flight he was also an ever-present and did well enough for Everton to sign him for £250,000 when Bolton were relegated in 1979–80. Within a year Neville Southall had come through the ranks at Everton and McDonagh found himself back at Bolton. Another demotion followed in 1982–83, even with McDonagh managing to score a goal, and he moved on to Notts County for two seasons before wandering around a further six English clubs as well as teams in the USA. It was while he was at Bolton that he received the first of 25 caps for Ireland.
Coaching career[]
He was appointed player/manager of Galway United in 1988 when they were in the relegation zone. Despite helping save the club from relegation his contract was unilaterally terminated by United in May 1989.[1]
McDonagh went on to have coaching positions at clubs including Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Nottingham Forest, Millwall, Rotherham United, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Plymouth Argyle and Hull City. He was appointed Sunderland's first-team goalkeeping coach by Martin O'Neill on 6 December 2011.[2] O'Neill then appointed him to the same role with the Republic of Ireland national team in November 2013.[3] On 21 November 2018, O'Neill and his backroom staff parted company with the FAI,[4] and in January 2019, McDonagh followed O'Neill to Nottingham Forest as head goalkeeping coach.[5]
Personal life[]
McDonagh qualified to play for Ireland through his father Michael who was from the parish of Midfield Co. Mayo.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
General
- Ponting, Ivan; Hugman, Barry (1994). The Concise Post War History of Bolton Wanderers. Repvern Publishing. ISBN 1-869833-27-9.
Specific
- ^ "McDonagh contract ended". The Irish Times. 10 May 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "O'Neill confirms backroom additions". Sunderland A.F.C. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Alan Kelly replaced as Republic goalkeeping coach". BBC Sport. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane leave Republic of Ireland roles". BBC Sport. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Mackey, Liam (16 January 2019). "Nottingham Forest hail return of 'miracle man' O'Neill". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links[]
- Profile on F.A.I. website
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotherham
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Wichita Wings (MISL) players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
- Spalding United F.C. players
- Grantham Town F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Arnold Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Galway United F.C. managers
- League of Ireland managers
- Mansfield Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff
- Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. non-playing staff
- Hull City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff
- Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff
- Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
- English people of Irish descent
- English football managers
- Association football goalkeeping coaches