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Bill
McGarry |
Huddersfield
Town AFC
4 appearances, 0 goals
P 4 W 2 D
0 L 2 F 10: A 7
50% successful
1954-55
captain: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Timeline |
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William Harry McGarry |
|
Birth |
10 June 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire [registered in
Stoke-on-Trent, September 1927]. To Ralph and Ethel (née
Vernon) |
|
Marriage |
to Constance Dale [registered in
Stoke-on-Trent, March 1950]. |
|
Death |
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, after a long illness, in Bophupthatswana, South Africa, aged
77 years 278 days
[not registered in UK]. Reported on 17 March. |
|
Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began his career playing for
Northwood Mission in Hanley, before joining local team Port Vale FC as an
amateur in
1945, signing professional terms two months later. After 148
league appearances and five goals, he transferred to the First Division with Huddersfield Town AFC on
March 1951 for £10,000. He left Town after 363 league
appearances and 25 goals, who became the player manager of
AFC Bournemouth & Boscombe for £2000 in March 1961, where he
played in another 78 league matches, scoring twice. |
|
Club honours |
Football
League Second Division runners-up 1952-53; |
|
Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 8", 11st 0lb. [1957] |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
Managerial Career |
|
Club(s) |
After becoming player
manager of AFC Bournemouth & Boscombe in March 1961, he joined Watford FC
as Manager in June 1963, then onto Ipswich Town FC in September 1964.
A successful management spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC between
November 1968 and May 1976. McGarry went to Saudi Arabia to coach
the national side from June 1976, before returning to manage Newcastle
United FC in November 1977, ending his tenure in August 1980. After
a brief stint as a Brighton & Hove Albion FC scout, and a coach for Power
Dynamo, Zambia, and also the Zambian national coach, he later rejoined
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC for his second spell as manager between
September & November 1985, for 61 days. McGarry immediately returned
to Bophathatswana, where he remained as their national coach or a number
of years. |
|
Club honours |
Football League Second
Division winners 1967-68; Texaco Cup winners 1971; UEFA Cup runners-up 1971-72;
Football
League Cup winners 1973-74. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
733rd player to appear for
England. |
|
Position(s) |
Right-half. |
|
First match |
No.
289, 20 June 1954, Switzerland 0 England 2, a World Cup Finals match at
Wankdorfstadion, Bern, aged 27 years
10 days. |
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Last match |
No. 299, 22 October 1955, England 1 Wales 2,
British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
28 years 134 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World
Cup Finals 1954.
British Championship 1955-56; |
|
Team honours |
None |
|
Individual honours |
England B (one appearance, 1954). |
|
Distinctions |
FA Tour of South Africa 1956. |
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Beyond England |
|
Remained in football until his death
in South Africa.
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The Independent |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
 |
captain |
|
4 |
4 |
2 |
three |
360 |
0 |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.5 |
1.75 |
50 |
=0 |
|
all his matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Away |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Neutral |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
|
WCF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WCF 1954 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| WCF
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
British
Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1955-56 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
| BC All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1.667 |
2.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Match History
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Club:
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
- four full appearances (360 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - four full appearances
(360 min)x
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