Frank Haffey


Francis Haffey is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Celtic and the Scottish national team.

Career

Remembered as one of Celtic's great and more eccentric keepers, Haffey made 201 appearances for the club in major competitions. He had 61 clean-sheets and was first-choice goalkeeper for five seasons but did not win any trophies apart from one minor Glasgow Cup in 1961–62, finishing on the losing side in the Scottish Cup finals of 1961 and 1963, both of which went to a replay.
After breaking an ankle in the Glasgow Cup against Partick Thistle in November 1963, effectively ending his Celtic career, he left the following October to play for Swindon Town. Soon thereafter, Haffey moved to Australia, where after a five-year spell as a footballer there he found his way into the entertainment business as a cabaret singer, and later operated a goalkeeping centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

International

Haffey won two caps for Scotland. He is often associated with a 9–3 loss to England at Wembley in 1961 – It would be his final match for his country – although on his debut against the same opposition a year earlier he had saved a penalty from Bobby Charlton in a 1–1 draw.