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Patrick Cassidy
Personal information
Date of birth	1887
Place of birth	Wallsend, England
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	South Shields
1911–1912	Bradford City
1912–1920	Cardiff City
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Cassidy (born 1887) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.

Career

Born in Wallsend, Cassidy played for South Shields, Bradford City.^[1] For Bradford City, he made 4 appearances in the Football League.^[2] In 1912, Cassidy joined Southern Football League Second Division side Cardiff City, making his debut in a 1–0 victory over Mid Rhondda on 12 September. He helped the side to win the title and promotion to the First Division in his debut season.^[3] His defensive partnership with Billy Hardy and Kidder Harvey led the trio to be given the nickname of the "holy three" by the club fans.^[4] The emergence of a young Fred Keenor following the end of World War I saw Cassidy come under pressure for his place in the side and, following Keenor's strong performances during pre-season matches prior to 1919–20 season, Cassidy himself pushed for Keenor to be included in the first-team in his place due to his "youth and promise".^[4]

Honours

Cardiff City

Southern Football League Second Division winner: 1912–13^[3]

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

^ Frost, p. 393
^ Frost, p. 380
^ ^a ^b Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. pp. 16–21. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
^ ^a ^b Leighton, James (2010), Fred Keenor – The Man Who Never Gave Up, Derby: Derby Books Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-85983-828-0

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