Paul McGee (footballer, born 1954)
Paul Gerard McGee (born 19 June 1954) is an Irish former footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Gerard McGee | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Sligo, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Sligo Rovers | 34 | (3) |
| 1972–1973 | Kidderminster Harriers | 35 | (8) |
| 1973–1975 | Finn Harps | 34 | (7) |
| 1974 | → Toronto Italia (loan) | 36 | (26) |
| 1975–1977 | Sligo Rovers | 76 | (26) |
| 1975–1977 | → Montreal Castors(loan) | 93 | (67) |
| 1977–1979 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | (7) |
| 1979–1981 | Preston North End | 66 | (13) |
| 1981–1983 | Burnley | 34 | (9) |
| 1983 | Dundalk | 5 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Sligo Rovers | 25 | (5) |
| 1984 | Shamrock Rovers | 9 | (4) |
| 1984 | Preston North End | 2 | (0) |
| 1984 | Ballymena United | 1 | (0) |
| 1985 | Waterford United | 9 | (1) |
| 1985 | Sligo Rovers | 7 | (4) |
| 1985–1986 | Galway United | 27 | (19) |
| 1986–1987 | HFC Haarlem | 14 | (2) |
| 1987–1990 | Galway United | 96 | (46) |
| 1990 | Derry City | 7 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Sligo Rovers | 21 | (7) |
| 1991 | Athlone Town | 7 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | (6) |
| 1992 | Galway United | 16 | (9) |
| 1992–1994 | Finn Harps | 9 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Republic of Ireland | 15[1] | (4) |
| 1977 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Limerick 37 | ||
| 2011 | Salthill Devon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McGee was born in Sligo, and started his career with Sligo Rovers, making his debut at 15 years of age on 15 November 1970. While at Finn Harps he won the FAI Cup in 1974. He then rejoined his home town club Sligo Rovers winning the League of Ireland championship in 1977. After the league success he was purchased by Queens Park Rangers in November 1977.[2] In his Ireland career, he scored 4 goals in 15 matches and also won 10 youth caps and 2 U21 caps. In January 1977 he played for the League of Ireland XI team against Italian League B which included Gaetano Scirea.
He had 6 different spells during his career playing for Sligo. He played at FC Haka in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup. In played several summer months abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia, and Montreal Castors.[3]
McGee signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1984. He made a scoring debut with 2 goals on the 26th against Home Farm in a 4–2 win at Milltown. His last appearance was against his home town club in a 4–0 win on 11 November 1978. In total he played 15 times for the Hoops, including twice in the European Cup, scoring 5 goals.
While at Galway United he scored in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup at FC Groningen. His impressive displays earned him a move to HFC Haarlem for the rest of the 1986–87 Eredivisie season. During his time there his opponents included Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit.
He is currently Galway United's all-time top goalscorer in the League of Ireland. He was also the club's player-manager during the 1989–90 season. He moved to Derry City for the 1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division season but by November he had moved back to his home town club. However, he did play in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup for the Candystripes.
In January 1993 McGee moved clubs for the 34th occasion, a record for an Irish player.[4]
In January 2007, McGee was appointed manager of Limerick 37 F.C.[5] He was sacked in December despite an impressive 4th-place position[6]
In January 2008 he was appointed assistant manager to Alan Mathews at Cork City. In August 2008 he lost his job as Cork went into examinership. In May 2011 McGee was appointed manager of Salthill Devon[7]
At the end of the 2012 League of Ireland season McGee is eleventh in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring list with 143 league goals[8]
Honours
References
- ^ . Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ www.irishtimes.com
- ^ "More on Soccer". Montreal Gazette. 10 May 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McGee in 34th move of career". The Irish Times. 28 January 1993. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "McGee appointed to Limerick post". RTÉ. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "McGee appointed to Limerick post". RTÉ. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Airtricity League. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Paul McGee at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database