Joe Corrigan

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Joe Corrigan
MBE
File:Joe Corrigan 20070922.jpg
Corrigan coaching West Bromwich Albion goalkeepers in 2007
Personal information
Full name Joseph Thomas Corrigan
Date of birth (1948-11-18) 18 November 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sale Grammar School
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1983 Manchester City 476 (0)
1983 Seattle Sounders 29 (0)
1983–1984 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 (0)
1984 → Norwich City (loan) 3 (0)
1984 → Stoke City (loan) 9 (0)
Total 553 (0)
International career
1969 England U23 1 (0)
1978 England U21 3 (0)
1978–1981 England B 10 (0)
1976–1982 England 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Thomas Corrigan MBE (born 18 November 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Stoke City as well as the England national team.

Corrigan began his career at Manchester City making his professional debut in 1967. In the 1969–70 season, he established himself as the first choice keeper at Maine Road, taking over from the ageing Harry Dowd. He spent 16 seasons at Manchester City, winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup twice, while also earning nine England caps. He left in 1983 to play for the North American Soccer League's Seattle Sounders, then returned to England for spells with Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Stoke City. A neck injury forced him to retire in 1985.

Playing career

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Corrigan joined Manchester City as a youth player in 1966. He made his debut in 1967, in a League Cup match against Blackpool. Corrigan was an understudy to Harry Dowd in City's 1969 FA Cup win. Corrigan then established himself in the first team during the 1969–70 season, and was part of the Manchester City team which won a cup double of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup. He was also a member of the 1976 League Cup winning side. His debut appearance for England came on 28 May 1976 against Italy, the first of a total of 9 caps, and he was part of the England squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He would undoubtedly have played more times for England if his chances had not been limited by Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence. Corrigan also appeared for Manchester City in the 1981 FA Cup final defeat by Tottenham Hotspur where he was named as man-of-the match. In total Corrigan made 592 appearances for Manchester City, a figure beaten only by Alan Oakes, and a club record for a goalkeeper. He also won Manchester City's Player of the Year award three times, a feat matched only by Richard Dunne. He is remembered as one of Manchester City's best goalkeepers along with Frank Swift and Bert Trautmann.

Corrigan was sold in 1983 to American club Seattle Sounders for £30,000. Corrigan stayed in the US only a few months, making 29 appearances before returning to England with Brighton. At the end of his career he also had spells on loan at Stoke City and Norwich.

Coaching career

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After retiring from football, Joe Corrigan was the Goalkeeping Coach at Liverpool from 1994 until the arrival of Rafael Benítez in 2004.[1] On 21 September 2004, Corrigan joined the coaching team at Chester City but moved to become goalkeeping coach at Stockport County on 5 October 2004. In February 2005, Corrigan joined West Bromwich Albion.[2] Joe Corrigan retired at the end of the 2008–09 season.[3]

In February 2011 Corrigan came out of retirement to join Hull City as goalkeeping coach, replacing Mark Prudhoe, who had been criticised by some Hull supporters for his coaching methods.[4] Corrigan left his coaching role at Hull City in August 2011 after being involved in an unspecified incident with Jimmy Bullard on a pre season trip to Slovenia, the latter being sacked as a result.[5]

International career

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Born in England, Corrigan is of Irish descent. He played for the England national team 9 times between 1976 and 1982.[6]

Personal life

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Corrigan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2025 New Year Honours for services to Charitable Fundraising.[7][8]

Honours

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Manchester City

Individual

  • Manchester City Player of the Year: 1976, 1978, 1980[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1967–68 First Division 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
1968–69 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1969–70 First Division 34 0 1 0 7 0 8 0 50 0
1970–71 First Division 33 0 3 0 1 0 8 0 45 0
1971–72 First Division 35 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 40 0
1972–73 First Division 30 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 38 0
1973–74 First Division 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
1974–75 First Division 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
1975–76 First Division 41 0 2 0 9 0 3 0 55 0
1976–77 First Division 42 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 49 0
1977–78 First Division 42 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 53 0
1978–79 First Division 42 0 2 0 5 0 8 0 57 0
1979–80 First Division 42 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 47 0
1980–81 First Division 37 0 8 0 6 0 0 0 51 0
1981–82 First Division 39 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 45 0
1982–83 First Division 25 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
Total 476 0 37 0 52 0 37 0 602 0
Seattle Sounders 1983 NASL 29 0 – – – 29 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1983–84 Second Division 36 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 42 0
Norwich City (loan) 1984–85 First Division 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Stoke City (loan) 1984–85 First Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 553 0 40 0 56 0 37 0 686 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, FA Charity Shield, Texaco Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1976 1 0
1977 0 0
1978 1 0
1979 1 0
1980 2 0
1981 2 0
1982 2 0
Total 9 0

References

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