Billy McClure explained

Billy McClure
Birth Date:4 January 1958
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1974–1977
Years2:1977
Years3:1979–1983
Years4:1983–1987
Years5:1988–1997
Clubs1:Liverpool
Clubs2:Persepolis
Clubs3:Mount Wellington
Clubs4:Papatoetoe
Clubs5:Mount Wellington
Caps1:8
Caps2:4
Caps3:80
Caps4:100
Goals1:2
Goals2:1
Goals3:29
Goals4:23
Nationalyears1:1981–1986
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalgoals1:5

William James S. M. McClure (born 4 January 1958) is a former footballer who represented New Zealand.

Club career

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] 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.[4]

International career

McClure made his full All Whites debut in a 0–0 draw with India on 1 September 1981.[5] Including friendlies he played 45 times for the All Whites, of which 30 appearances were official A-internationals in which he scored 5 goals,[6] [7] earning his final cap in a 2–1 win over Fiji on 19 September 1986.

He was a member of the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liverpool All Time Season Acrchive . 6 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725065603/http://www.liverweb.org.uk/archive.htm . 25 July 2008 . usurped .
  2. http://www.tebyan.net/sports/specialreports/specialreports/2003/10/12/3870.html
  3. Web site: Magiran | روزنامه شرق (1385/06/16): از پسر متدین لیورپول تا کارگر شاکی پرسپولیس.
  4. Web site: New Zealand Players' Careers. RSSSF. 6 March 2009.
  5. Web site: A-International Lineups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 5 March 2009.
  6. Web site: A-International Appearances - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 5 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm . 1 May 2009 . dmy .
  7. Web site: A-International Scorers - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 5 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm . 16 June 2009 . dmy .
  8. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html NZ 1982 World Cup
  9. Web site: FIFA World Cup, Spain 1982 – Team = New Zealand. FIFA. 6 Mar 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091118161804/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D59/teams/team%3D43978.html. 18 November 2009. dmy-all.