Joseph McAninly (15 January 1913 – 1989) was an English footballer who made 74 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside right for Chesterfield and Darlington in the late 1930s. Earlier that decade he had been on the books of Huddersfield Town and Clapton Orient without representing either club in the League.[1] Whilst with the latter club he spent a season playing for their Kent League nursery team Ashford.[4] Thereafter he played with the Eden Colliery Welfare club in the North Eastern League before moving to Chesterfield in 1936.

Joe McAninly
Personal information
Full name Joseph McAninly[1]
Date of birth (1913-01-15)15 January 1913[1]
Place of birth Tow Law,[1] County Durham, England
Date of death May 1989 (1989-06) (aged 76)[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1934 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1934–1935 Clapton Orient 0 (0)
1934–1935Ashford (loan)
1935–1936 Eden Colliery Welfare
1936–1937 Chesterfield 2 (0)
1937–1939 Darlington 72 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2013". cfchistory.com. Stuart Basson. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Remedy was drastic. Clearance sale at Feethams". Sunday Sun Football Supplement. Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 August 1937. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ashford and Kent Soccer". Daily News (London): 15. 31 October 1934.