Danny McCarthy (footballer)

Daniel John Anthony McCarthy (26 September 1942 – July 2019) was a Welsh professional footballer. He played as a winger. He made seven appearances in the Football League for Cardiff City. He also played for Abergavenny Thursdays and Merthyr Tydfil.

Danny McCarthy
Personal information
Full nameDaniel John Anthony McCarthy[1]
Date of birth(1942-09-26)26 September 1942
Place of birthAbergavenny, Wales
Date of deathJuly 2019 (aged 76)
Playing positionWinger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Abergavenny Thursdays
1960–1962Cardiff City7(0)
Merthyr Tydfil
Abergavenny Thursdays
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

McCarthy was born in Abergavenny. He died in July 2019 at the age of 76.[2][3]

References

  1. "Danny McCarthy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. Butters, Tim (1 August 2019). "The Thursdays winger who flew like a Bluebird". Abergavenny Chronicle. https://www.abergavennychronicle.com/article.cfm?id=117267&headline=The%20Thursdays%20winger%20who%20flew%20like%20a%20Bluebird&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020. [dead link]
  3. "Thursdays legend remembered". Abergavenny Chronicle. 25 July 2019. http://www.abergavennychronicle.com/article.cfm?id=117246&headline=Thursdays+legend+remembered&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020. [dead link]