Peter McParland

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Peter McParland
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Peter McParland at Villa Park, 16 March 2013
Personal information
Full name Peter James McParland
Date of birth (1934-04-25) 25 April 1934 (age 89)
Place of birth Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
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Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952 Dundalk 14 (2)
1952–1962 Aston Villa 293 (98)
1962–1963 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (10)
1963–1964 Plymouth Argyle 38 (15)
1964–1965 Worcester City ? (11)
1965 Toronto Inter-Roma
1965 Peterborough United 0 (0)
1965–1967 Worcester City ? (7)
1967–1968 Atlanta Chiefs 54 (14)
1968–1971 Glentoran 7 (3)
International career
1954–1962 Northern Ireland 34 (10)
Managerial career
1968–1971 Glentoran
1980 Hong Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter James McParland MBE (born 25 April 1934 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a former professional footballer.

Club career

Dundalk

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.[citation needed]

Aston Villa

McParland holds a unique place in English football history as the first player in the game to score in and win both English major domestic knock out Finals. One of the finest headers and strikers of the ball of the past fifty years, he is regarded as one of the greatest players to represent both Aston Villa and Northern Ireland.

During his time with Aston Villa, McParland got influenced by Jimmy Hogan,[1] later won the FA Cup in 1957, scoring twice in the final against Manchester United but also becoming involved in a controversial incident in which he shoulder-charged (at the time a legitimate form of challenge) the Manchester United keeper after only 6 minutes which left United's goalkeeper, Ray Wood, unconscious with a broken cheekbone. McParland's two goal haul is remembered fondly as an example of his all-round abilities as a player showcasing his diving header and volleying techniques.

McParland also won the Second Division title in 1960 and the League Cup in 1961 while with Aston Villa. He was on the scoresheet for the second leg of the 1961 League Cup final, when Villa overturned a 2–0 deficit against Rotherham United to win the second leg 3–0 at Villa Park and become the winners of the very first Football League Cup.[citation needed]


Wolverhampton Wanderers & Plymouth Argyle

Following Aston Villa, McParland joined local rivals for a brief spellWolverhampton Wanderers in 1962. Although he was only there for one season, he did manage to score 10 goals in 21 games. The following season McParland moved on to Plymouth Argyle, his third and final English league club (although he later turned out for Worcester City in the Southern League), before hanging up his boots.

McParland played for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League in 1967 and 1968.[1] He ended his career as player-manager of Glentoran.[2]

International career

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.

He holds the record for being the highest scoring Northern Irish player in World Cup finals history.

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 31 March 1954 Wrexham, Wales  Wales 2–0 1954 British Home Championship
2 31 March 1954 Wrexham, Wales  Wales 2–0 1954 British Home Championship
3 11 June 1958 Halmstad, Sweden  Argentina 1–3 1958 FIFA World Cup
4 15 June 1958 Malmö, Sweden  West Germany 2–2 1958 FIFA World Cup
5 15 June 1958 Malmö, Sweden  West Germany 2–2 1958 FIFA World Cup
6 17 June 1958 Malmö, Sweden  Czechoslovakia 2–1 1958 FIFA World Cup
7 17 June 1958 Malmö, Sweden  Czechoslovakia 2–1 1958 FIFA World Cup
8 22 April 1959 Wrexham, Wales  Wales 4–1 1959 British Home Championship
9 22 April 1959 Wrexham, Wales  Wales 4–1 1959 British Home Championship
10 9 November 1960 Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 2–5 1961 British Home Championship

Post-retirement

McParland is often interviewed by Jack Woodward for Aston Villa's online subscription service AVTV, who asked for his reaction after matches.

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