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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Liverpool Reserves | 8 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Persepolis | 4 | (1) |
| 1979–1983 | Mount Wellington | 80 | (29) |
| 1983–1988 | Papatoetoe | 100 | (23) |
| 1988–1997 | Mount Wellington | ||
| International career | |||
| 1981–1986 | New Zealand | 30 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William James S. M. McClure (born 4 January 1958) is a former footballer who represented New Zealand.
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]
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]
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Billy McClure – FIFA competition record (archived)
