Denis Maffey (22 February 1922 – 1995) was an English

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who played in

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as a

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for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

Career

Maffey, born in

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, began his career with non-league clubs Crook Town and Walton United before signing for

in July 1947. He made his

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debut on 23 August 1947 in a

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2–0 win over

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. Maffey made five league appearances for the club, scoring one goal before making his final appearance for Town on 10 September 1947 in a 1–0 away defeat at

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. After leaving Ipswich, Maffey joined Southern League club

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, making his debut on 18 December 1948 in a 3–2 win over

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

. He made 33 league appearances for Colchester in the league and scored one goal on 28 April 1949 in a 3–0 win against

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. He made his final appearance on 29 October 1949 in a 5–3 away victory against Torquay United Reserves. He was then released by Colchester and retired from the game age 27. Denis Maffey died in 1995.

Honours

;Colchester United *1948–49 Southern League Cup runner-up :''All honours referenced by:''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maffey, Denis 1922 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Crook Town A.F.C. players Felixstowe & Walton United F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen