Chris McGrath (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Roland McGrath | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 "Chris" McGrath (born 29 November 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former footballer. He played as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Manchester United and Tulsa Roughnecks, and as an international for Northern Ireland.[1]
Football career
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 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]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
- 1974 UEFA Cup Final Runner-up
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]
External links
- Fact -file
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
- Biography
References
- ↑ Hugman, B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier& Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p396 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 retrieved 26 August 2008
- ↑ NASL players Retrieved August 26, 2008
- ↑ International stats and photo of Chris Retrieved 25 March 2010
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1954 births
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Living people
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- British expatriates in Hong Kong
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Expatriates from Northern Ireland in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriates from Northern Ireland in Hong Kong
- South China AA footballers
