William McGuire (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 March 1860 | ||
Place of birth | Beith, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 March 1925[1] | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Prestwick, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Beith Thistle | |||
1877–1882 | Beith | ||
1882–1883 | Darwen | ||
International career | |||
1881 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William McGuire (born 24 March 1860) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Beith, McGuire played club football for Beith Thistle, Beith and Darwen,[3] and made two appearances for Scotland in 1881 (a 6–1 victory over England and a 5–1 win against Wales).[4][2] He was the only serving Beith player to have been selected for international duty.[5] Injuries during his spell in England with Darwen brought his playing career to an end in 1883.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ a b Famous Players. | William McGuire, Beith F.C. The Scottish Referee, 24 February 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 183.
- ^ Scotland Football Records | Clubs played for | Beith, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022