Forgotten Irish Man United star has a statue in Spain but was buried in an unmarked English grave
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukUntil the last few years, Manchester United's first Irish captain had lain in an unmarked grave in an English cemetery for nearly half a century.
While former Ireland and Manchester United captain, Roy Keane, rightly deserves the plaudits for being one of the greatest captains in the club's history, there is another whose contribution was widely forgotten.
Patrick O'Connell was a footballer whose on-field skills took him from Ireland to England and the Manchester United captaincy.
Patrick O'Connell was born in Dublin on March 8, 1887. From the age of 14 he worked in a mill while also playing junior football with local clubs, going on to play for Belfast Celtic.
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