Laurie Cassidy

Laurie Cassidy
Personal information
Full name Laurence Cassidy
Date of birth (1923-03-10)10 March 1923
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death November 2010 (aged 87)
Place of death Stafford, England
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1956 Manchester United 4 (0)
1956–? Oldham Athletic 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurence Cassidy (10 March 1923 – November 2010) was an English footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Manchester, he played for Manchester United and Oldham Athletic.[1]

Later life

Cassidy worked for Manchester United and also as a teacher, being headteacher of a primary school in Collyhurst and teaching future Manchester United players Nobby Stiles and Brian Kidd.[2]

References

  1. ^ McCartney, Iain (2013). The official Manchester United Players A-Z. Simon & Schuster. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-47112-846-2.
  2. ^ Halliday, Josh (24 March 2026). "Manchester United fan, 76, feeling 'helpless' as family seat is given to VIPs" – via The Guardian.