Frank Haffey

Frank Haffey
Personal information
Full name Francis Haffey[1]
Date of birth (1938-11-28) 28 November 1938
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Campsie Black Watch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1964 Celtic 140 (0)
1964–1965 Swindon Town 4 (0)
1965–1969 St. George-Budapest
1970 Hakoah
National team
1960–1961 Scotland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francis Haffey (born 28 November 1938) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Celtic and the Scottish national team.

Haffey, remembered as one of Celtic's great and more eccentric keepers, played more than two hundred matches for his club. Haffey is most often associated with Scotland's 9-3 loss to England at Wembley in 1961. It would be Haffey's final match for Scotland.

After breaking an ankle in the Glasgow Cup against Partick Thistle in November 1963, effectively ending his Celtic career, he left the following October to play for Swindon Town. Soon thereafter, Haffey moved to Australia, where after a shorter career as a footballer there he found his way into the entertainment business as a cabaret singer.

Haffey made 201 appearances for Celtic. He had 61 clean-sheets. He won two caps for Scotland.

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Haffey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.


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