William James S. M. McClure (born 4 January 1958) more commonly known as Billy McClure, was an association footballer who represented New Zealand.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James S. M. McClure | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1958 | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1981–1986 | New Zealand | 30 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Liverpool All Time Season Acrchive". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
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- ^ a b c "New Zealand Players' Careers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Magiran | روزنامه شرق (1385/06/16): از پسر متدین لیورپول تا کارگر شاکی پرسپولیس".
- ^ a b NZ 1982 World Cup Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup, Spain 1982 – Team = New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
External links edit
Billy McClure – FIFA competition record (archived)