Terry Regan (footballer)
{{Short description|English footballer (1926–2020)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|6|26|df=y}}
|birth_place = White Abbey, Bradford, England
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|position = Right winger
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|years2 = 1948–1950
|clubs2 = Bradford City
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Terence Regan (26 June 1926 – 23 October 2020) was an English footballer who played as a right winger.
Early and personal life
Regan was born in White Abbey, Bradford.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/9294466.former-bradford-city-player-releases-memoirs-in-the-hope-it-will-raise-cash-for-good-causes/|title=Ilkley grandad Terry Regan's hopes for charity book|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus}} He was married, with his wife dying of cancer in 1987.
Career
Regan spent time in the Army between 1945 and 1948.
Regan joined Bradford City from Salts in October 1948.{{Hugman|16499|accessdate=23 April 2019}} He made 1 league appearance for the club,Frost, p. 387 before returning to Salts in 1950.Frost, p. 405 He left Bradford City after the club offered to make him a professional.
Regan later worked in the greetings card business, for Sharpes Classic and also for his own company, for 26 years.
Later life
Regan retired to Ilkley. He released his autobiography to local libraries in October 2011, at the age of 85, to raise money for charity. He died on 23 October 2020, at the age of 94.[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD%2FD%2FMILLEN%2F003948904 FindMyPast: Regan, Terence (1926–2020)]
Sources
- {{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0}}
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:People from Manningham, Bradford
Category:Sportspeople from the City of Bradford
Category:Footballers from West Yorkshire
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