Paddy Sloan
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Joshua Walter Sloan (30 April 1920 – January 1993), commonly known as Paddy Sloan, was an Irish footballer and manager. Sloan played with English clubs such as Manchester United, Millwall, Fulham and Arsenal. He also featured for Italian sides Milan, Udinese, Torino and Brescia. Sloan as well played with clubs from Northern Ireland, Malta and Australia. He was a dual Irish international footballer as he played for both the IFA XI and the FAI XI.[1][2] Sloan pioneered the way for the likes of Liam Brady and Robbie Keane by becoming the first Irishman to play in Serie A.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Walter Sloan | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland | ||
Date of death | January 1993 (aged 72) | ||
Position(s) |
Right half Inside right | ||
Youth career | |||
193?–1937 | Glenavon | ||
1937–1938 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1939 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
1939–1946 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
1940–1941 | → New Brighton (guest) | ||
1942–1943 | → Millwall (guest) | ||
1943–1945 | → Manchester United (guest) | ||
1944–1945 | → Fulham (guest) | ||
1944–1945 | → Bath City (guest) | ||
1945–1946 | → Brentford (guest) | 6 | (4) |
1946–1948 | Arsenal | 33 | (1) |
1947–1948 | Sheffield United | 12 | (2) |
1948–1949 | Milan | 30 | (9) |
1949 | Torino | ||
1949–1950 | Udinese | 23 | (6) |
1950–1951 | Brescia | 19 | (8) |
1951–1952 | Norwich City | 6 | (0) |
1952–1954 | Peterborough United | 92 | (16) |
1954–1955 | Rabat Ajax | ||
1955–1956 | Hastings United | ||
1956 | Lockheed Leamington | ||
1956–1958 | Bath City | 29 | (3) |
International career | |||
1945–1947 | Ireland (IFA) | 3 | (1) |
1946 | Ireland (FAI) | 2 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1954–1955 | Rabat Ajax | ||
1956 | Lockheed Leamington | ||
1956–1958 | Bath City | ||
1964 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
1965 | Brunswick Juventus | ||
? | Port Melbourne Slavia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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