Terry Regan (footballer)

Terence Regan (26 June 1926 – 23 October 2020) was an English footballer who played as a right winger.

Terry Regan
Personal information
Full name Terence Regan[1]
Date of birth (1926-06-26)26 June 1926
Place of birth White Abbey, Bradford, England
Date of death 23 October 2020(2020-10-23) (aged 94)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Salts
1948–1950 Bradford City 1 (0)
Salts
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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Regan was born in White Abbey, Bradford.[2] He was married, with his wife dying of cancer in 1987.[2]

Career

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Regan spent time in the Army between 1945 and 1948.[2]

Regan joined Bradford City from Salts in October 1948.[1] He made 1 league appearance for the club,[3] before returning to Salts in 1950.[4] He left Bradford City after the club offered to make him a professional.[2]

Regan later worked in the greetings card business, for Sharpes Classic and also for his own company, for 26 years.[2]

Later life

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Regan retired to Ilkley.[2] He released his autobiography to local libraries in October 2011, at the age of 85, to raise money for charity.[2] He died on 23 October 2020, at the age of 94.[5]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Terry Regan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Ilkley grandad Terry Regan's hopes for charity book". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  3. ^ Frost, p. 387
  4. ^ Frost, p. 405
  5. ^ FindMyPast: Regan, Terence (1926–2020)