Cecil McCaughey

Cecil McCaughey (1909 – after 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. During his career, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League during spells with Coventry City and Cardiff City.

Cecil McCaughey
Personal information
Full name Cecil McCaughey[1]
Date of birth 1909
Place of birth Bootle, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933 Liverpool 0 (0)
1933 Burscough Rangers
1933–1935 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1935–1937 Coventry City 35 (0)
1937–1939 Cardiff City 66 (5)
1939 Southport 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Bootle, McCaughey began his career playing local amateur football in the Lancashire League and was briefly signed to Liverpool without appearing for their first team.[1] After a spell with Burscough Rangers, he returned to the Football League by joined Blackburn Rovers, originally playing as a central defender.[3] However, he again made no professional appearances, playing only for the club's reserve side in The Central League.[1]

In May 1935, he joined Coventry City after over two years with Blackburn[2] making his professional debut in a 2–0 victory over Watford on 5 October 1935.[4] In his first season with the club, he helped them win promotion after finishing as champions of the Third Division South.[1]

He left Coventry in 1937 to join Cardiff City, making his debut on the opening day of the 1937–38 season in a 1–1 draw with Clapton Orient. In his first season, he missed only one league match for the side but fell out of favour in his second following the arrival of Bill Corkhill.[5] He moved to Southport in 1939,[3] however the outbreak of World War II brought an end to his playing career.[1]

Honours

Coventry City

References
  1. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 122. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  2. "Cecil McCaughey transferred to Coventry City". Coventry Herald. 24 May 1935. Retrieved 10 October 2018 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  3. "Cecil McCaughey transferred to Southport". Liverpool Daily Post. 18 May 1939. Retrieved 10 October 2018 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  4. "Cecil McCaughey". 11vs11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 39–40. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
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