| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Haffey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-11-28)28 November 1938 (age 86) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955–1956 | Campsie Black Watch | ||
| 1956–1957 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1964 | Celtic | 140 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Swindon Town | 4 | (0) |
| 1965–1969 | St. George Budapest | ||
| 1970 | Hakoah | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960[2] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francis Haffey (born 28 November 1938) is a Scottish formerfootballer who played as agoalkeeper forCeltic and theScotland national team.
Remembered as one of Celtic's great and more eccentric keepers, Haffey made 201 appearances for the club in major competitions.[3] He had 61 clean-sheets and was first-choice goalkeeper for five seasons but did not win any trophies apart from one minorGlasgow Cup in 1961–62, finishing on the losing side in theScottish Cup finals of1961 and1963, both of which went to a replay.
After breaking an ankle in theGlasgow Cup againstPartick Thistle in November 1963, effectively ending his Celtic career, he left the following October to play forSwindon Town. Soon thereafter, Haffey moved to Australia, where after a five-year spell as a footballer there he found his way into the entertainment business as acabaret singer, and later operated a goalkeeping centre on theGold Coast, Queensland.[4]
On his full international debut Haffey saved aBobby Charlton penalty in a 1–1 home draw versus England in 1960.[4] In 1961, his second and final cap was also versus England. AtWembley, an inexperienced Scotland side featuring 4 debutants and averaging less than 6 full caps per player pre-kick off kept a high-scoring English attack[5][6] at bay through large periods, and the game was poised at 5–3 with 12 minutes to go. However, two goals fromJohnny Haynes, another fromBobby Smith and a third forJimmy Greaves in the closing stages cemented Haffey's place in history. Scotland lost 9–3. Neither Haffey norMotherwell'sBert McCann played for Scotland again.[7]
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