About Peter Corr
Peter Joseph Corr (23 June 1923 – 27 May 2001) was an Irish footballer. Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He was the uncle of Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea Corr who make up the Irish musical group The Corrs. His brother Gerry was their father. After a three-year-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, Corr died in a nursing home in Goosnargh in June 2001, aged 77. == Playing career == === Club career === Corr played Gaelic football as a youth for his local club Seán O'Mahony's and his home county of Louth. At the age of 20 he won a prestigious Leinster Senior Football Championship medal when Louth beat Laois in the 1943 provincial final, scoring 1-08 from his left half-forward position. In a 2000 poll he was nominated as one of the best ever Louth gaelic footballers. He played soccer for his hometown club Dundalk before signing for Preston North End in April 1947 for a fee of £2,500.
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