Joe Cassidy (footballer, born 1872)

Joe Cassidy

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Cassidy
Date of birth	30 July 1872[1]
Place of birth	Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position	Forward[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1890	Motherwell Athletic	?	(?)
1890–1893	Blythe	?	(?)
1893	Newton Heath	4	(0)
1893–1895	Celtic	28	(13)
1895–1900	Newton Heath	148	(90)
1900–1901	Manchester City	31	(14)
1901–1906	Middlesbrough	126	(33)
1906–?	Workington	?	(?)
Total		337	(150)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Joseph "Joe" Cassidy (born 30 July 1872) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Cassidy started his career with Motherwell Athletic before joining Blythe in 1890. In 1893, he was transferred to Newton Heath, where he played in the last four league games of the season, as well as a test match against Small Heath, in which he scored to keep Newton Heath in the First Division. After two months with the Heathens, he moved to Celtic. In 1895, he returned to Newton Heath, who had by now dropped into the Second Division. In seven seasons back with the club, Cassidy played 163 games and scored 99 goals. He went on to play for Manchester City and Middlesbrough. At the latter club, he would be captain for their first game at Ayresome Park, also scoring the first competitive goal at the new ground. He moved to Workington in 1906.

References

General

• Dykes, Garth (1994). The United Alphabet: A Complete Who's Who of Manchester United F.C. Leicester: ACL & Polar Publishing (UK). ISBN 0-9514862-6-8.

Specific

1. Dykes (1994), pp. 74–5.