Charles O'Hagan

Charlie O'Hagan
Personal information
Full name	Charles O'Hagan
Date of birth	28 July 1881
Place of birth	Buncrana, Ireland
Date of death	1 July 1931 (aged 49)
Place of death	New York City, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
1901–1902	St Columb's Court
1902–1903	Derry Celtic
1903–1904	Everton
1904–1906	Tottenham Hotspur
1906	Middlesbrough
1906–1910	Aberdeen
1910–1912	Morton
1912–1913	Third Lanark
Total
International career
1905–1909	Ireland
Managerial career
1920–1921	Norwich City
1923–1924	Sevilla
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles O'Hagan (28 July 1881 – 1 July 1931) was an Irish professional football player (an inside left) and manager.^[1]

He was the first Aberdeen player to be capped at international level for any team,^[2] making an appearance for Ireland in April 1907 (his sixth cap overall at that stage),^[3]^[4] a year before teammate Willie Lennie made his Scotland debut. He later served with the Leinster Regiment and Highland Light Infantry during the First World War.^[5]

O'Hagan was Norwich City's sixth manager, and was in charge for 21 matches between 1920 and 1921; his sides won 4 games, lost 8 and drew 9.^[6]

His nephew Willie O'Hagan, a goalkeeper, was also an Irish international.^[3]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Everton	1903-04	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Everton	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0
Tottenham Hotspur	1904-05	Southern League	14	5	3	1	17	6
	1905-06	Southern League	7	0	-	-	-	-
	Total		21	5	-	-	36	7
Middlesbrough	1905-06	First Division	5	1	-	-	5+	1+
Middlesbrough	Total		5	1	-	-	5+	1+
Aberdeen	1906-07	Scottish Division One	13	4	2	0	15	4
	1907-08		29	5	6	1	35	6
	1908-09		28	8	2	0	30	8
	1909-10		29	5	3	1	32	6
	Total		99	22	13	2	112	24
Greenock Morton	1910-11	Scottish Division One	-	-	-	-	-	-
	1911-12	Scottish Division One	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total		55	22	-	-	55+	22+
Third Lanark	1912-13	Scottish Division One	5	0	-	-	5+	0+
Third Lanark	Total		5	0	-	-	5+	0+
Career total			185	50	13+	2+	198+	52+

Source:^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ireland	1905	2	1
	1906	3	0
	1907	3	1
	1908	2	0
	1909	1	0
Total		11	2

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each O'Hagan goal

List of international goals scored by Charles O'Hagan
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 April 1905	Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland	2	Wales	2–2	2–2	1904–05 British Home Championship	^[8]
2	23 February 1907	Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland	7	Wales	1–0	3–2	1906–07 British Home Championship	^[9]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	L	D	Win %
Norwich City	1920	1921	21	4	8	9	19.00%
Sevilla	1922	1923	-	-	-	-	-

^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian Magazine.
- The mysterious career of Charles O’Hagan, Sevilla's first foreign manager, These Football Times, 1 November 2017
- Charlie O’Hagan The Entertainer, NewsFour, 16 December 2019
^ Charles O'Hagan, AFC Heritage Trust
^ ^a ^b Charlie O'Hagan, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 18 August 2007
^ Mainly About Players, The Scottish Referee, 1 May 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ O’Hagan Charlie Image 1 Aberdeen 1909, Vintage Footballers
^ "Manager History for Norwich City". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 12 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Ireland vs. Wales 2–2: Summary". EU Football. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Ireland vs. Wales 2–3: Summary". EU Football. Retrieved 16 January 2023.