Michael McGarry

Michael McGarry

Personal information
Full name	Michael Daniel McGarry
Date of birth	(1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Mosgiel, New Zealand
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mosgiel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1987	Dunedin City
1988	Mosgiel
1989	Sydney Olympic	17	(2)
1989–1990	Christchurch United
1991–1995	Roslyn-Wakari
1996–1997	Miramar Rangers
1998–2000	Spirit FC
2001–2011	Mosgiel
International career
1986–1997	New Zealand	54	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) was a New Zealand association footballer who frequently represented the New Zealand national football team in the 1980s and 1990s.

Club career

His senior career began with Dunedin City and later Mosgiel, before he moved to Australia to join Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League. ^[1] He returned to New Zealand after a single season to join Christchurch United where he won back-to-back Jack Batty Memorial Trophies contesting the Chatham Cup final on the winning side in 1989 and the losing side in 1990. ^[2]

International career

McGarry scored in his full All Whites début in a 4–2 win over Fiji on 17 September 1986 ^[3] and ended his international playing career having pulled on the all white shirt 87 times, ^[4] including 54 A-international caps in which he scored 12 goals, ^{[5] [6]} earning his final cap in a 0–5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September 1997. ^[3]

Personal life

He is the father of New Zealand international James McGarry. ^{[7] [8]} Since retirement, McGarry has taught at Otago Boys' High School where he has overseen a successful period in the school's footballing history. ^[9] In 2015 he took leave from the school to coordinate operations for the 2015 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[10]

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
New Zealand	1986	4	1
	1987	4	4
	1988	10	5
	1990	2	0
	1991	4	0
	1992	4	2
	1993	3	0
	1995	9	0
	1996	6	0
	1997	8	0
Total		54	12

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGarry goal.

List of international goals scored by Michael McGarry

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	17 September 1986	Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji	Fiji	4–2	4–2	Friendly	[12]
2	7 November 1987	Apia Park, Apia, Samoa	Western Samoa	2–0	7–0	1988 Summer Olympics qualification	[13]
3	13 November 1987	Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Western Samoa	1–0	12–0	1988 Summer Olympics qualification	[14]
4				2–0
5				6–0
6	13 March 1988	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Australia	1–1	1–3	1988 Summer Olympics qualification	[15]
7	20 March 1988	Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0	1988 Summer Olympics qualification	[16]
8	23 March 1988	Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand	Australia	1–0	1–1	1988 Summer Olympics qualification	[17]
9	21 June 1988	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Saudi Arabia	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[18]
10	23 June 1988	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Saudi Arabia	3–0	3–2	Friendly	[19]
11	1 July 1992	Auckland, New Zealand	Vanuatu	3–0	8–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	[20]
12				7–0

References

1. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
2. Domestic Football – Chatham Cup
3. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
4. McMurran, Alistair (13 November 2009). "Football: Huge boost in prospect- McGarry". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 25 October 2011.
5. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
6. "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
7. "U-17 duo earn 'Nix contracts". oceaniafootball.com. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
8. Cheshire, Jeff (6 November 2019). "McGarry among new caps in All Whites". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 4 June 2023.
9. Woods, Pat (9 July 2019). "Toilet paper sales fund a Kanga Cup title shot". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
10. Hepburn, Steve (5 May 2015). "Football: McGarry subbed on as manager". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 4 June 2023.
11. "Michael McGarry". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
12. "Fiji vs. New Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
13. "Western Samoa vs. New Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
14. "New Zealand vs. Western Samoa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
15. "New Zealand vs. Australia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
16. "New Zealand vs. Taiwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
17. "New Zealand vs. Australia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
18. "New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
19. "New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
20. "New Zealand vs. Vanuatu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

External links

• Michael McGarry – FIFA competition record (archived)