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Encyclopedia > Bill McGarry (footballer)
Bill McGarry
Personal information
Full name William Harry McGarry
Date of birth June 10, 1927
Place of birth    Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death    March 15, 2005 (aged 77)
Place of death    South Africa
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Wing-half
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1945-1951
1951-1961
1960-1963
Port Vale
Hudderfield Town
Bournemouth
146 00(5)
363 0(25)
078 00(2)   
National team
1954-1955 England 004 00(0)
Teams managed
1961-1963
1963-1964
1964-1968
1968-1976
1976-1977
1977-1980
1985
Bournemouth (player/manager)
Watford
Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Saudi Arabia
Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals) is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Port Vale are an English association football club who currently play in Football League One. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ... For the non League club, see Bournemouth F.C.. AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... For the non League club, see Bournemouth F.C.. AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ...

William Harry "Bill" McGarry (June 10, 1927 - March 15, 2005) was an English international football player and manager. is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ...


Playing career

Bill McGarry began his career at local non-league club Northwood Mission, based in Hanley, before joining Port Vale in 1945. After four full seasons of league action, he moved to Huddersfield Town of the Second Division in March 1951. Map sources for Hanley at grid reference SJ8847 Disambiguation: Hanley may refer to Hanley, Canada. ... Port Vale are an English association football club who currently play in Football League One. ... Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ...


His performances at the Yorkshire club won him a place in the England squad for the 1954 World Cup. Despite having never featured for the national team before, he played 2 of England's 3 games in the tournament (against hosts Switzerland and Uruguay). He won his final cap the following year in a Home International defeat in Wales. He also played for the Football League and went on the FA's 1956 South African tour. Below are the rosters for the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament in Switzerland. ... Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ...


After a decade of service at Huddersfield Town, he headed south to become Bournemouth's first player/manager. He spent two years at Dean Court before hanging up his boots and devoting himself to management. Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ... The Fitness First Stadium, also known as Dean Court, is the home football ground of A.F.C. Bournemouth. ...


Management career

His post as player/manager at Bournemouth (then Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) in 1961 was the start of a long career in management for McGarry. In July 1963, he took the reins at Watford, taking them to the verge of promotion to the Second Division in his only full season, before moving to Ipswich Town in September 1964. For the non League club, see Bournemouth F.C.. AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ...


He took Ipswich back into the top flight, winning the Second Division in 1967/68. Just months into the new campaign though, he walked out to take charge at fellow First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1968. The 1967-68 season the 88th season of competitive football in England. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ...


After a stumbling 1960s, the club were revived under McGarry as he took the team all the way to the UEFA Cup Final in 1972 and success in the 1974 League Cup final, as well two top 6 league finishes. The club suffered relegation though in 1976 and he was promptly fired. The UEFA Cup 1971-72 was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Wolverhampton Wanderers on aggregate. ... The 1974 Football League Cup Final was a football match held on March 2, 1974 between Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. ...


He headed abroad to coach the Saudi Arabian national team but soon returned to England to manage Newcastle United in November 1977. He could not stop the Magpies suffering relegation that season, and he could only take the team to two mid-table finishes in the Second Division before being fired just weeks into the 1980/81 season after being knocked out of the League Cup by Third Division Bury. First international Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) Biggest win Saudi Arabia 24 - 0 Singapore (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) Biggest defeat Egypt 13 - 0 Saudi Arabia (Morocco; September 3, 1961) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2 1994 AFC Asian Cup... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... For the team from Bury St Edmunds, see Bury Town F.C.. Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Lancashire to the north of the Manchester region. ...


McGarry then served in a variety of posts, with spells as a scout at Brighton, Power Dynamo (Zambia) coach, Zambian national team manager and a period as coach in South Africa. He returned to former club Wolves in September 1985, but walked out after just 61 days with the club sinking down the table under the chaotic ownership of the Bhatti Brothers. After a spell outside the game, he moved back to South Africa as coach of Bopnutbuswanana. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton. ... First international  Southern Rhodesia 0 - 4 Northern Rhodesia (Southern Rhodesia; 1946) Biggest win Zambia 9 - 0 Kenya  (Malawi; 13 November 1978) Biggest defeat  Congo DR 10 - 1 Zambia (Congo-Kinshasa; 22 November 1969)  Belgium 9 - 0 Zambia (Brussels, Belgium; 3 June 1994) African Nations Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1974... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux Stadium. ...


After a long battle against illness, he died on March 15, 2005, aged 77. is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • BBC report of McGarry's death
  • Ipswich Town's 'Memories of McGarry'
Preceded by
Don Welsh
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C. manager
1961-1963
Succeeded by
Reg Flewin
Preceded by
Ron Burgess
Watford F.C. manager
1963 - 1964
Succeeded by
Ken Furphy
Preceded by
Jimmy Forsyth (caretaker)
Ipswich Town F.C. Manager
1964 - 1968
Succeeded by
Cyril Lea (caretaker)
Preceded by
Ronnie Allen
Wolves F.C. manager
1968-1976
Succeeded by
Sammy Chung
Preceded by
Richard Dinnis
Newcastle United F.C. manager
1977-1980
Succeeded by
Arthur Cox
Preceded by
Tommy Docherty
Wolves F.C. manager
1985
Succeeded by
Sammy Chapman


 
 

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