| Ernie Hannigan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Hannigan | |
| Date of birth | 1 November 1943 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Outside right | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1961–1964 1964–1967 1967–1969 1969– 1970-1971 1971– 1972–1972 – – |
Queen of the South Preston North End Coventry City Torquay United Morton New York Cosmos Queen of the South Raith Rovers Stirling City Morley Windmills |
99 6 98 (28) 47 (6) 2 (0) 32 (6) ? (?) 13 (0) 5 2 ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ernie Hannigan (born 23 January 1943) is a former Scottish football player from the 1960s and 1970s. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Hannigan was a fast, tricky, right winger. He is perhaps best known for his games at 3 clubs and the partnership he forged with Scotland international centre forward Neil Martin at 2 of them; 147 games at Queen of the South and 47 at Coventry City (he played with Martin at both) and also for 98 games in between at Preston North End. Neil Martin (born 20 October 1940) was a Scottish football player in the 1960s and 1970s Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries in south-west Scotland Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire
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Queen of the South
Ernie Hannigan kicked off his professional career joining Queen of the South in 1961, the Dumfries based club having spotted him playing amateur football in Glasgow with St. Dumfries (dəmˈfriːs is a town and former Royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Roch's. [1] As Hannigan later said, "Going to Queen of the South turned out to be a great move". [2] Fast and tricky,[3] he made his debut there at 17[4] on April 5th 1961 away to Albion Rovers. Albion Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football team from the North Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge, who are currently playing in [5] George Farm – Blackpool goalkeeper in the 1953 F.A. Cup final – was manager when Hannigan was at Queens. George Neil Farm ( July 13 1924 — July 18 2004) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper and manager Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Match summary Matthews inspired his team to come from 3&ndash1 down against Bolton Wanderers to win 4&ndash3 and on a personal note he claimed the trophy that had eluded him [6] Hannigan formed a great partnership with future Scotland international centre forward Neil Martin which helped Queen of the South gain promotion back to the Scottish First Division (then Scotland's top flight). Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru [7]. Also still at Queens at this time was Jim Patterson (251 strikes for the club make Jim Patterson the all time goals king of Queens). James " Jim " Patterson is a former professional footballer and all-time record goalscorer for Scottish League club Queen of the [8]
Ernie Hannigan stayed with Queens at Palmerston Park making 99 league appearances scoring 6 league goals until he was 20 when Preston signed him for £15,000 in June 1964. Palmerston Park is a multi-use Stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, South West [9] He would return to the club for a short spell in 1972 to make a further 13 league appearances. In total would make 147 appearances scoring 8 goals for Queens.
Preston North End
Ernie Hannigan's debut was in the fourth match of the season in a 1-1 draw against Cardiff City at Deepdale on 31 August 1964. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Deepdale is a Stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. But appearances for Hannigan were limited in his first season in England, making just 11 first team appearances, as the number seven shirt was held for the remainder of the season by Dave Wilson, the 1964/65 season was the last before substitutes were allowed in the game. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [10]
The following season saw Ernie Hannigan make 29 league appearances and scored his first goal in a 5-2 defeat at Southampton in November 1965. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Hannigan then scored in the next two matches against Derby County and Cardiff . Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Hannigan scored a brace in the FA Cup Third Round 3-2 victory against Charlton Athletic. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Hannigan scored a further goal in the Fifth Round as PNE beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1, before losing in the Quarter Finals against Manchester United in a replay. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. [11]
Ernie Hannigan ended the season in great form scoring six of his eleven league goals in the last four matches of the season, culminating in a hat-trick on the last day of the season when Cardiff were beaten 9-0 at Deepdale. [12]
The 1966/67 season saw Ernie Hannigan as an ever-present and finished with 12 goals one behind leading scorer Alex Dawson. Hannigan scored twice in a match on two occasions in a win over Birmingham City and a 5-1 victory at Northampton Town. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton. [13]
The following season saw Ernie Hannigan again score twice in a match on two occasions in a 3-1 victory at Norwich City and a 3-0 home win against Cardiff . PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here His last appearance for PNE was on 4 November 1967 in a 1-1 home draw against. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Hannigan had scored 28 goals from 98 appearances for Preston. [14]
Coventry City & Torquay United
Ernie Hannigan joined Coventry for a fee of £55,000, who was playing in their first season in the top division. It had been a difficult start for Coventry as Noel Cantwell had replaced Jimmy Hill as manager in October 1967 and then took ten games before the new manager had got a win with the Sky Blues bottom of the table. Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell ( February 28, 1932 &ndash September 8, 2005) was an Irish Cricketer and football James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE (born 22 July 1928 is an English football personality In February 1968 saw Coventry win three games in a row as they got them out of the relegation zone and for Hannigan to be joined by his old Queens partner Neil Martin who had signed from Sunderland for £90,000. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in [15]
Ernie Hannigan said: "Cantwell was a nice guy but I used to argue with him all the time about the way he wanted me to play. I was a winger who wanted to take players on, but he wanted my first touch to be a cross into the box to aim for Tony Hateley and Neil Martin who were our two big centre-forwards. Tony Hateley (born 13 June 1941 in Derby) is a former footballer who played for numerous English clubs as a striker "[16]
Ernie Hannigan contributed to five league goals during the 1967/68 season for Coventry as they just avoided relegation finishing third from bottom, one point above Sheffield United. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. [17]
Ernie Hannigan scored one goal in the 1968/69 season as Coventry again finished third from bottom, this time one point above Leicester City. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here [18]
Ernie Hannigan joined Torquay United on loan in December 1969 making two appearances. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon After his spell with Coventry making, 47 appearances and scoring 6 goals, Hannigan returned to Scotland. [19]
Morton
Ernie Hannigan had a year back in Scotland in season 1970/71 with Morton. Greenock Morton Football Club are a football team who currently play in the Irn-Bru sponsored Scottish Football League First Division. [20]. In 32 league games Hannigan scored 6 goals.
Later career
Ernie Hannigan then moved abroad by having a short spell in South Africa and USA by joining New York Cosmos in 1971. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The New York Cosmos (1971–1985 known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons was a soccer franchise based in New York City and its suburbs that operated [21] In Hannigan's second spell at Queen of the South in 1972[22] he would play his last game for the club away to Montrose on September 23rd, 1972. Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Montrose, Angus. [23]. His last spell in the UK was with Raith Rovers where he found the net twice in five league games. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Hannigan finished his career in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. First he landed in Perth to join Stirling City . Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. In 1975 he won a D'Orsogna Cup with Morley Windmills. Hannigan was also the recipient of the D'Orsogna 'Fairest and Best' Medal and runners-up in the Rothmans 'Fairest and Best' Medal. Hannigan made the first of twelve appearances for the Western Australian State in May 1974 against the Scottish side Aberdeen. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen [24]
Hannigan gained the reputation as one of the best outside-right's Western Australian fans had seen. He was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Fame when the Hall of Fame Committee selected the top one hundred players over the past Century. Hannigan was one of the 28 1970's players selected in the 'Century of Champions' when the ceremony took place in July 2004. [25]
Later life
Ernie Hannigan still lives in Perth and owns an industrial cleaning business. His business partner was the late Derek McKay (who died 20/04/08 in his sleep whilst on holiday with family in Thailand) who played for Aberdeen and scored a brace in the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic in 1970. Derek McKay ( 13 December 1948 – 20 April 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. [26]
References
- ^ Official Queen of the South Site
- ^ Big Interview: Ernie Hannigan - Lancashire Evening Post
- ^ Neil Martin : Player Profile - Scottish Centre Forward
- ^ Official Queen of the South Site
- ^ Official Queen of the South Site
- ^ Big Interview: Ernie Hannigan - Lancashire Evening Post
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ Official Queen of the South Site
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ Big Interview: Ernie Hannigan - Lancashire Evening Post
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ Big Interview: Ernie Hannigan - Lancashire Evening Post
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ Official Queen of the South Site
- ^ Official Queen of the South Site
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
- ^ A Sky Blue And A White - Preston North End FC - WHITES
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