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Eddie McGoldrick

Eddie McGoldrick
Personal information
Full name Edward John Paul McGoldrick
Date of birth (1965-04-30) 30 April 1965 (age 51)
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger, Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Crystal Palace
(Foundation Academy Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1985 Kettering Town 110 (9)
1985–1986 Nuneaton Borough 82 (4)
1986–1988 Northampton Town 107 (9)
1988–1993 Crystal Palace 147 (11)
1993–1996 Arsenal 38 (0)
1996 Manchester City (loan) 5 (0)
1996–1999 Manchester City 34 (0)
1998 → (loan) 2 (0)
2000 Corby Town 0 (0)
Total 352 (22)
National team
1992–1995 Republic of Ireland 15 (0)
1992 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
Teams managed
2000 Corby Town (player-manager)
2003 Bashley F.C.
2009–2012 Northampton Town (Youth Team)
2013–2014 Crystal Palace (Youth Team)
2014– Crystal Palace (Foundation Academy Head Coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29th December 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29th December 2016

Edward John Paul "Eddie" McGoldrick (born 30 April 1965) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger and central midfielder from 1981 until 2000. He is currently foundation academy manager of Premier League side Crystal Palace.

He played in the Premier League for Arsenal and Crystal Palace, as well as playing in the Football League for Manchester City, Northampton Town and . He also played non-league football for Kettering Town, Nuneaton Town and Corby Town.


He was also capped at international level for the Republic of Ireland on 15 occasions due to his Irish ancestry; he was a member of Ireland's 1994 World Cup squad though he did not play in the tournament.

He started out at non-league side Kettering Town, but following a transfer to Nuneaton Borough he established himself as a utility player in the early 1980s, before moving into the Football League with Northampton Town, where he collected a Fourth Division title medal in 1987.


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