Peter Corr
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Peter Joseph Corr (23 June 1923 – 1 June 2001) was an Irish footballer. Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He was the uncle of Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea Corr who make up the Irish musical group The Corrs. His brother Gerry is their father. After a three-year-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, Corr died in a nursing home in Goosnargh in June 2001, aged 77.
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Full name | Peter Joseph Corr | ||
Date of birth | (1923-06-23)23 June 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland | ||
Date of death | 1 June 2001(2001-06-01) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Goosnargh, Lancashire, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside-Right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1947 | Dundalk | 22 | (0) |
1947–1948 | Preston N.E. | 3 | (0) |
1948–1949 | Everton | 24 | (2) |
1949–1952 | Bangor City | ||
1952–1953 | Wigan Athletic | 34 | (11) |
International career | |||
1949 | Ireland | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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