Chris McGrath (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Roland McGrath | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| 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 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]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 August 2008
- ^ International stats and photo of Chris Retrieved 25 March 2010
- Living people
- 1954 births
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football midfielders
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
- South China AA players
- Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong