Joe Enright

Joe Enright
Personal information
Full name Joseph Thomas Enright[1]
Date of birth 16 May 1890[1]
Place of birth Athlone, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward, outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1910 Shelbourne
1910–1913 Leeds City 77 (23)
1913–1914 Newport County
1914–1915 Coventry City 21 (8)
Athlone Town
International career
1909 Irish League XI 2 (0)
1912 Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Thomas Enright was an Irish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Leeds City.[3][4] He also played in the Southern League for Newport County and Coventry City and won an international cap for Ireland.[5][6]

Personal life

Enwright was born at home on Glasses Lane (now Griffith Street) in Athlone to Thomas Enright, a labourer, and Elizabeth Enright (née Garty).[1] Enwright served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the First World War.[7] As of March 2014, his great nephew Chris Enright was on the staff at Athlone Town.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds City 1910–11[9] Second Division 37 10 1 0 38 10
1911–12[9] Second Division 34 12 2 0 36 12
1912–13[9] Second Division 6 1 0 0 6 1
Total 77 23 3 0 80 23
Coventry City 1914–15[5] Southern League Second Division 21 8 1 1 22 9
Career total 98 31 4 1 102 32

References

  1. ^ a b c "Registry of Births, Superintendent Registrar's District: Athlone" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Enright: Joseph (Joe)". OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 93. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. ^ "Players – Joe Enright 1910–13". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Joe Enright". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Joe Enright". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ Hornby, Mark. "Coventry City First World War former players". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Athlone Town's Oldest Support Visiting Tonight". Athlone Town Football Club. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Leeds City Players Details : No.77 : Enright, Joseph (Joe)". OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 8 June 2017.