Patrick Galvin (footballer)
Patrick Galvin MM (1882 – 17 October 1918) was an English professional football centre half who played in the Football League for Glossop.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Galvin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 1918 (aged 35–36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Nord, France | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1907 | Glossop | 20 | (4) |
| Rochdale | |||
| Eccles Borough | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Galvin served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Gallipoli, Salonika, in Egypt and on the Western Front during the First World War.[3] While serving as an acting lance corporal, he was killed during the Hundred Days Offensive in France on 17 October 1918 and his Military Medal was gazetted posthumously on 13 June 1919.[3] Galvin was buried in Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau-Cambrésis.[2]
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References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 106. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- "Patrick Galvin | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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