Malachy Martin Donaghy[1] (born 13 September 1957[2] in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Luton Town and Manchester United.
After barely six months, he was on the move again, this time joining Amateur League side Cromac Albion, where his blossoming talent was spotted by Larne manager Brian Halliday.
[3] It was at the time a big risk for Alex Ferguson to pay out a large sum of money for a 31-year-old, but Donaghy repaid the United manager's faith in him with some consistent performances in not only his favoured central defensive position but also as a full-back.
Shortly after his playing career ended, Donaghy returned to Northern Ireland with his family and after a brief spell as manager at Newry Town, he had stints as a coach with Cliftonville and as a Youth Development Officer with Donegal Celtic.
He was sent off after 60 minutes of the famous 1–0 win over Spain in Valencia,[7] for the offence of shoving José Antonio Camacho, but returned for Northern Ireland's final match, the 4–1 defeat by France in Madrid.