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Peter Molloy
Personal information
Date of birth	20 April 1909
Place of birth	Rossendale, England
Date of death	16 February 1993 (aged 83)
Place of death	St Albans, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1930–1931	Accrington Stanley
1931–1933	Fulham
1933–1934	Bristol Rovers
1934–1935	Cardiff City
1935–1936	Queens Park Rangers
1936–1937	Stockport County
1937–1938	Carlisle United
1938–1939	Bradford City
1943	Watford (war guest)
Total
Managerial career
1947–1949	Galatasaray
1948–1949	Turkey
1949–1951	Fenerbahçe
1950	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Molloy, also known as Pat Molloy^[2]^[3] (20 April 1909 – 16 February 1993) was an English professional football player, manager and referee.

Club career

Born in Rossendale, Molloy played as a wing half in the Football League for Bristol Rovers during the 1933–34 season, making six appearances.^[4]

He also played for Fulham, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Stockport County, Carlisle United and Bradford City.^[5]^[6]

Molloy also made one guest appearance as a player for Watford during a wartime game against Aldershot on 2 January 1943.^[7]

Coaching and management

Molloy managed Turkish club side Galatasaray between 1947 and 1949.^[4]^[8] He later managed the Turkey national team in two spells,^[4]^[9] before moving onto Fenerbahçe.^[10] He returned to England in 1951, working as a trainer at Watford between 1951 and 1976. During this time, he had a benefit match against rivals Luton in 1968 and a testimonial against Wolves in 1973.^[11]

Refereeing

Molloy was also a noted referee in Turkey.^[4]

Personal life

Molloy served in the British Army during the Second World War.^[12]

References

^ "Stockport County. A daring move". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
^ Watford FC programme Watford v Walsall 3 May 1960. p 11.
^ "Watford v Walsall 59/60" (PDF). Watford FC. 3 May 1960. Retrieved 18 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Euro 2008 Connections: Turkey". Bristol Rovers FC. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
^ "Player profile". 11v11. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 187. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Nicholas Ralph. "Watford 5 Aldershot 3". Blind Stupid and Desperate. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ "Roots". Galatasaray Overseas Fans. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
^ "Turkey National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
^ John Ashdown and Rob Smyth (22 October 2008). "The longest caretaker-manager stint". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
^ Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford Football Club. p. 250. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0.
^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 78. Retrieved 18 July 2020.