Peter McParland
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| Peter McParland | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Peter James McParland | |
| Date of birth | April 25, 1934 (age 72) | |
| Place of birth |  Newry, Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1952 1952-1962 1962-1963 1963-1964 |
Dundalk Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers Plymouth Argyle |
- (-) 293 (98) 21 (10) 38 (15) |
| National team | ||
| 1954-1962 | Northern Ireland | 34 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Peter James McParland MBE (born 25 April 1934. in Newry, County Down) is a former footballer.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Dundalk & Aston Villa
McParland was spotted playing for Dundalk in the League of Ireland by Aston Villa manager George Martin. Martin signed McParland for a fee of £3,880.
During his time with Aston Villa, McParland won the FA Cup with in 1957, scoring twice in the final against Manchester United. He also won the Second Division title in 1960 and the League Cup in 1961 while with Aston Villa.
[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers & Plymouth Argyle
Following Aston Villa, McParland joined local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1962. Although he was only their for one season, he did manage to get 10 goals in only 21 games.
The following season McParland moved on to his third and final English club before hanging up his boots, Plymouth Argyle.
[edit] Northern Ireland
McParland represented Northern Ireland 34 times and scored twice in his debut against Wales in 1953-54 season.
He also starred for Northern Ireland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in which he scored five goals and helped his team to the quarter-finals. France defeated Northern Ireland 4-0 in the quarter-final.
[edit] External links
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Northern Ireland squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Gregg | 2 Cunningham | 3 McMichael | 4 Blanchflower | 5 Keith | 6 Peacock | 7 Bingham | 8 Cush | 9 Simpson | 10 McIlroy | 11 McParland | 12 Uprichard | 13 Casey | 14 Scott | 15 McCrory | 16 Dougan | 17 Coyle | 18 Rea | 19 Graham | 20 Chapman | 21 Hamill | 22 Trainor | Coach: Doherty |
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