Chris McGrath (footballer)

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Chris McGrath
Personal information
Full name Christopher Roland McGrath
Date of birth (1954-11-29) 29 November 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1975 Tottenham Hotspur 38 (5)
1975–1976 → Millwall (loan) 15 (3)
1976–1981 Manchester United 28 (1)
1981–1982 Tulsa Roughnecks 44 (3)
1982–1985 South China
International career
1974–1979 Northern Ireland 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Roland McGrath (born 29 November 1954) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Manchester United and Tulsa Roughnecks, and as an international for Northern Ireland. [1]

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Club career

McGrath was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in January 1972. Making his first class debut in 1973 and going on to make 46 appearances in all competitions including nine as substitute and scoring ten goals. McGrath featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final and collected a runner's up medal. In 1975, he joined Millwall in a loan deal where he made 15 appearances and scoring on 3 occasions. He transferred to Manchester United for £30,000 in October 1976 where he made 38 appearances and scoring once. McGrath left the club in February 1981 to join Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL where he played to 1982. [2]

International career

McGrath represented Northern Ireland 21 times and scoring on four occasions.

His first international appearance was against Scotland on 11 May 1974, his last versus England on 19 May 1979. [3]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

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References

  1. ↑ Hugman, B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier& Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p396 ISBN   1-85291-665-6 retrieved 26 August 2008
  2. ↑ NASL players Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 August 2008
  3. ↑ International stats and photo of Chris Retrieved 25 March 2010
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