Eddie Magill
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward James Magill | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1959 | Portadown | ||
1959–1965 | Arsenal | 116 | (0) |
1965–1968 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 50 | (1) |
International career | |||
1961–1966 | Northern Ireland | 26 | |
Managerial career | |||
1969 | Viborg FF | ||
1970–1973 | B1909 | ||
1974–1978 |
Næstved BK | ||
1979–1981 | Frederikshavn | ||
1995–1996 | Frederikshavn | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward James Magill (known as Eddie or Ted as well as Jimmy) (born[1] 7 May 1939 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish former footballer.
Magill began his career with
Dennis Evans and played for most of the rest of that season, but lost his place in 1960–61 to Len Wills and Dave Bacuzzi.[2] He regained the right-back spot the following season, 1961–62, sharing it with Bacuzzi, before securing the place for good in 1962–63. In the meantime, he made his debut for Northern Ireland
, and won 26 caps for his country in total.
Known for his passing and ball control, he kept his place in the Arsenal side until the signing of
Næstved BK and Frederikshavn.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ "Jimmy Magill".
- ^ "Season 1960/61". Gunnermania. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). fodboldfyn.dk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Tr nere gennem tiden". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007.
References
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.