John Daly is an English American former college soccer coach of Irish descent.
[2][3] Born in London to Irish parents, Daly attended London Oratory School and played for the Rugby Youth Club in North Kensington where he represented the club in football (soccer), cricket, swimming, athletics, cycling and cross country as a boy.
He went on to play football for Copyc FC, Norland Rovers, South Vale Glacier and Hillingdon British Legion before taking up coaching.
[2][3] With a total record of 405wins, 166 losses, and 55 draws (to 2016), Daly is the winningest coach in school history,[2] and the ninth coach in the history of Division I women's soccer to achieve 400 wins; only Anson Dorrance (North Carolina), Len Tsantiris (Connecticut), and Jerry Smith (Santa Clara) have done the same at one school.
[7] In 2004, the College opened Albert-Daly Field, a soccer and lacrosse stadium named after Al Albert and Daly.