Billy McClure
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Liverpool Reserves | 8 | (2) |
| 1977 | Persepolis | 2 | (1) |
| 1979–1983 | Mount Wellington | 80 | (29) |
| 1983–1987 | Papatoetoe | 100 | (23) |
| 1988–1997 | Mount Wellington | ||
| National team | |||
| 1981–1986 | New Zealand | 30 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William James S. M. McClure (born 4 January 1958 in Liverpool, England) more commonly known as Billy McClure, was an association footballer who represented New Zealand.
Club career
He played for Liverpool F.C. Reserves from 1974 to 1977.[1]
In 1977 he became the first foreign player in Iranian Takht-e-Jamshid Professional Soccer League.[2] He made 2 appearances for Tehran's giants Persepolis F.C. and scored one goal. However he had difficulty making it to the starting lineups so he moved back to England.[3][4] He moved to New Zealand in 1979 and played for Mount Wellington in New Zealand from 1979-1997 with some years in between for Papatoetoe FC.[3][5]
International career
McClure made his full All Whites debut in a 0-0 draw with India on 1 September 1981.[6] Including friendlies he played 45 times for the All Whites,[3] of which 30 appearances were official A-internationals in which he scored 5 goals,[7][8] earning his final cap in a 2-1 win over Fiji on 19 September 1986.[6]
He was a member of the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain .[5][9]
References
- ↑ Liverpool All Time Season Acrchive
- ↑ http://www.tebyan.net/sports/specialreports/specialreports/2003/10/12/3870.html
- 1 2 3 "New Zealand Players' Careers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ↑ http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1198672
- 1 2 NZ 1982 World Cup Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup, Spain 1982 – Team = New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 6 Mar 2009.
External links
Billy McClure – FIFA competition record
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