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William James S. M. McClure (born 4 January 1958) more commonly known as Billy McClure, was an association footballer who represented New Zealand.

Billy McClure
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-01-04) 4 January 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Liverpool 8 (2)
1977 Persepolis 4 (1)
1979–1983 Mount Wellington 80 (29)
1983–1987 Papatoetoe 100 (23)
1988–1997 Mount Wellington
National team
1981–1986 New Zealand 30 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 to 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


  1. "Liverpool All Time Season Acrchive". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. http://www.tebyan.net/sports/specialreports/specialreports/2003/10/12/3870.html
  3. "New Zealand Players' Careers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  4. "Magiran | روزنامه شرق (1385/06/16): از پسر متدین لیورپول تا کارگر شاکی پرسپولیس".
  5. NZ 1982 World Cup Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  7. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  8. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  9. "FIFA World Cup, Spain 1982 – Team = New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.


Billy McClure – FIFA competition record (archived)


На других языках

- [en] Billy McClure

[fr] Billy McClure

Billy McClure est un footballeur néo-zélandais, né le 4 janvier 1958 à Liverpool au Royaume-Uni. Il évolue au poste de milieu de terrain de la fin des années 1970 à la fin des années 1980.

[it] Billy McClure

Billy McClure (Liverpool, 4 gennaio 1958) è un ex calciatore inglese naturalizzato neozelandese, di ruolo centrocampista.


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