Michael O'Grady (born 11 October 1942) is an English former professional footballer from Leeds. He played two games for the England national team, scoring three goals.[1][2] He also played club football in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Rotherham United,[3] and made one appearance in November 1974 for Cork Hibernians.
During his time at Leeds he played in the second leg of the 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final as they defeated Ferencváros on aggregate, and also made 38 appearances (and scored 8 goals) as they won the First Division in 1968–69.[4][5]
After retiring from play due to the effects of injuries, O'Grady went to work for Yorkshire Television. In his later years he managed a public house near Leeds.[6]
O'Grady is the grandson of Walter Tranter.
References
- 1.Career history at mightyleeds.co.uk
- 2."Michael O'Grady". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- 3."Mike O'Grady". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- 4."Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final Second Leg". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- 5."Leeds United: Season 1968 - 1969: Division One". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- 6.O'Grady, Mike. "Mike's Molineux Misfortune". Wolves Heroes. Retrieved 28 May 2020.