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Alfred McMichael (1 October 1927 – 7 January 2006) was a footballer who played as a left back.

Alf McMichael

Personal information
Full name	Alfred McMichael
Date of birth	(1927-10-01)1 October 1927
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	7 January 2006(2006-01-07) (aged 78)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
194?–1945	Cliftonville
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1950	Linfield
1950–1963	Newcastle United	402	(1)
National team
1949–1960	Northern Ireland	40	(0)
Teams managed
1963–1969	South Shields
1971–1972	Bangor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Belfast-born McMichael began his career at Linfield, before signing for Newcastle United in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 433 times and scoring once for the club. He was part of the team that won the 1952 FA Cup Final, after his disappointment of missing the final the year before through injury. At one point he was considered the best left-back in Britain and was a popular player amongst Newcastle United supporters.

He represented Northern Ireland 40 times.

After retiring from playing, he managed South Shields from 1963 until 1969, guiding them to the North Regional League title in 1966–67.[1]

Honours

As a player

• Newcastle United
  • FA Cup winner: 1952

As a manager

• South Shields
  • North Regional League champions 1966–67

References

External links

• Obituary from PFA
• Alf McMichael at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Alf McMichael at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Alf McMichael

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[fr] Alf McMichael

Alfred McMichael, plus connu sous le nom d'Alf McMichael, né le 1er octobre 1927 à Belfast en Irlande du Nord et décédé le 7 janvier 2006, est un joueur de football international nord-irlandais qui évoluait au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Alf McMichael

Alfred McMichael (Belfast, 1º ottobre 1927 – 7 gennaio 2006) è stato un calciatore nordirlandese, di ruolo terzino sinistro.

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