Harry McCue

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Harry McCue
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-07-08) 8 July 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
St Michans
Home Farm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975-1976 Home Farm 9 (1)
1976-1977 Shamrock Rovers 13 (0)
1977-1983 Athlone Town 91 (3)
1983 San Diego Sockers 5 (1)
1983-1985 Glentoran 29 (1)
1984-1985 Drogheda United (loan) 4 (0)
1985-1988 Dundalk 43 (0)
1988-1991 Warringah Dolphins 52 (0)
Managerial career
1991-96 Warringah Dolphins
2000-03 Drogheda United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry McCue (born 8 July 1957) is an Irish former association football player who alternately played as a defender and a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 30 years, McCue represented Home Farm, Shamrock Rovers, Athlone Town A.F.C., Drogheda United and Dundalk in the League of Ireland. He also enjoyed spells in the United States, Northern Ireland, and Australia. Aa a player, he was a three-time winner of the League of Ireland.

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Early career

McCue was raised on the Fruit Markets district of North Dublin [1] where he began playing football with local team St Michans. [2] [3]

San Diego Sockers

During the summer of 1983, McCue was part of the roster of the North American Soccer League (NASL) team San Diego Sockers, wearing the number 6 and 19 shirts. [4] The Sockers would finish last in the Western Division.

Glentoran and Drogheda

After his summer stint with the Sockers, McCue joined Northern Irish League side Glentoran in Belfast. With the Glens he was a runner-up in the 1983-84 league season but won the Ulster Cup that same year. He lined out twice for Glentoran in the 1984-85 UEFA Cup, starting in both games as they drew 1–1 [5] and then lost 2–0 [6] away to Belgian giants Standard Liège. Prior to the first-leg, McCue had been blessed by the Reverend Ian Paisley. [7]

Honours

Athlone Town

Dundalk

Glentoran

Drogheda United (as manager)

References

  1. ↑ "Where are they now: Harry McCue's vagabond life in the world of soccer". Metro Eireann. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "'John Giles didn't want me to leave, but I was determined to play first-team football'". the42.ie. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dundalk F.C. Who's Who – Harry McCue". Dundalk F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "NASL Statistics for Harry McCue". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Glentoran 1-1 Standard Liege". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Standard Liege 2-0 Glentoran". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Harry McCue on Jack Grealish: "I like him as a person, love him as a player and it's a shame we've lost him"". Irish Mirror. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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