Patrick Galvin (footballer)

Patrick Galvin MM (1882 – 17 October 1918), sometimes known as Paddy Galvin, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Glossop. He was the first ever Rochdale player to be sent off.

Personal life
Galvin was born in Glossop to Irish parents and worked as labourer in a paper works. He served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Gallipoli, Salonika, Egypt and on the Western Front during the First World War. While serving as an acting lance corporal, Galvin was killed during the Battle of Cambrai in France on 17 October 1918 and his Military Medal was gazetted posthumously on 13 June 1919. He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau-Cambrésis.

Honours
Rochdale


 * Lancashire Combination Second Division promotion: 1909–10
 * Lancashire Junior Cup: 1909–10