Joe Corrigan
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{{Infobox Football biography
| playername = Joe Corrigan
| image = [[Image:Joe Corrigan 20070922.jpg|200px]]
| fullname = Joseph Thomas Corrigan
| nickname =
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1948|11|18|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = [[Manchester]]
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| dateofdeath =
| cityofdeath =
| countryofdeath =
| position = [[Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears =
| youthclubs = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| years = 1967–1983<br />1983<br />1983–1984<br />1984<br />1984
| clubs = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] <br>[[Seattle Sounders (NASL)|Seattle Sounders]]<br> [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] <br /> [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] <br /> [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]<br />'''Total'''
| caps(goals) = 476 (0)<br />{{0}}29 (0)<br />{{0}}36 (0)<br />{{0}}{{0}}3 (0)<br />{{0}}{{0}}9 (0)<br />'''553 (0)'''
| nationalyears = 1976–1982<br />1978–1981
| nationalteam = [[England national football team|England]]<br />[[England B national football team|England B]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}9 (0)<br />{{0}}10 (0)
}}
'''Joseph Thomas Corrigan''' (born [[18 November]] [[1948]] in [[Manchester]]), is a former [[football (soccer)|football]] [[goalkeeper]] who played for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[England national football team|England]]. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].
==Career==
Corrigan joined Manchester City as a youth player in 1966. He made his debut in 1967, in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] match against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]. Corrigan established himself in the first team during the 1969–70 season, and was part of the Manchester City team which won a cup double of the [[European Cup Winners Cup]] and the League Cup. His debut appearance for England came on 28 May 1976 against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], the first of a total of 9 caps, and he was part of the England squad for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]. He would undoubtedly have played more time for England if his chances had not been limited by [[Peter Shilton]] and [[Ray Clemence]]. In total Corrigan made 592 appearances for Manchester City, a figure beaten only by [[Alan Oakes]], and a club record for a goalkeeper. He also won Manchester City's Player of the Year award three times, a feat matched only by [[Richard Dunne]].
In 1983 Corrigan was sold to American club [[Seattle Sounders (NASL)|Seattle Sounders]] for £30,000. Corrigan stayed in the US only a few months, making 29 Appearances before returning to England with [[Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]]. At the end of his career he also had spells on loan at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]]. Corrigan retired in 1985 following a neck injury. He has subsequently held coaching positions at a number of clubs, including [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. He is remembered as one of [[Manchester City]]'s best goalkeepers along with [[Frank Swift]] and [[Bert Trautmann]].
===After Retirement===
After retiring from football, Joe Corrigan was for a time the Goalkeeping Coach at [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], from 1994 until the arrival of [[Rafael Benitez]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Staff Profile: Joe Corrigan
| url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/corrigan/
| publisher=Liverpoolfc.tv
| accessdate=2007-10-08}}</ref> On 21 September 2004, Corrigan joined the coaching team at [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] but moved to become goalkeeping coach at [[Stockport County]] on [[5 October]] [[2004]]. In February [[2005]], Corrigan joined West Bromwich Albion.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Flown from the Nest: Joe Corrigan
| url=http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/corrigan.htm
| publisher=ex-canaries.co.uk
| accessdate=2007-10-08}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/corrigan.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]
*[http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=262 Englandstats.com profile]
==References==
{{cite web | title=Joe Corrigan| work=Manchester City Supporters Homepage | url=http://www.uit.no/mancity/players/old/corrigan-joe.html| accessdate=January 16 | accessyear=2006}}
{{reflist}}
{{England Squad 1980 European Championship}}
{{England Squad 1982 World Cup}}
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