England Players - Bill McGarry (original) (raw)

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: noneminutes played: 360
Timeline
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] &
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beyond England
Remained in football until his death in South Africa. - The Independent
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
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
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
W C 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

Club: Huddersfield Town A.F.C. - four full appearances (360 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - four full appearances (360 min)x
apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt
Age 22
286 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadion JNA, Beograd tour AL unused sub

| 287 | 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest | | AL | party member | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ---- | -------------- |

| | WCF | right half 14 x | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 288 | 17 June 1954 - Belgium 4 England 4, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel | ND | party member | | | 1 | 289 | 20 June 1954 - Switzerland 0 England 2 Wankdorfstadion, Bern | AW | 69 |

| 2 | 290 | 26 June 1954 - Uruguay 4 England 2 Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel | | NL | | | ----- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -- | |

292 10 November 1954 - England 3 Wales 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC AL reserve
293 1 December 1954 - England 3 West Germany 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub

| Age 24 | | | | | | | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- | -- | | ----- | | 3 | 298 | 2 October 1955 - Denmark 1 England 5 Idrætsparken, København | Fr | AW | | 4 | | 4 | 299 | 22 October 1955 - Wales 2 England 1 Ninian Park, Cardiff | Fr | AL | | 4 | | | | | | | | |