He had a 24-year playing career interrupted by World War II, his longest spells at club level were spent with Celtic in Scotland and Manchester United in England.
The injury sustained being further exacerbated by the opposition player Attilio Becchi (who was apparently a Celtic fan) accidentally stepping on Delaney's arm.
[4] Delaney was held in high regard as a player by Matt Busby[5] who, when the war ended in 1946, signed him for Manchester United in a £4,000 deal.
He also came close to a fourth different national trophy in the Republic of Ireland, earning a FAI Cup runners-up medal with Cork Athletic in 1956.
His son Pat Delaney was also a footballer whose longest spell was with Motherwell,[9] and his grandson John Kennedy played as a defender for Celtic, Norwich City and Scotland.