Maurice McVeigh
Northern Irish footballer
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| Intro | Northern Irish footballer | |
| Places | Northern Ireland | |
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Maurice McVeigh was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played with Glenavon from 1948. Nicknamed "Twinkle Toes", he was a member of Glenavon's first-ever Irish League championship teams. A shipyard worker from Belfast, he won eleven amateur international caps for Northern Ireland and three inter-league caps for the Irish League. He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1954/55 season.