Kevin McGarry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kevin McGarry | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1925 | ||
| Date of death | August 1995 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Belfast Celtic | ? | (5) |
| 1948–1959 | Cliftonville | ||
| 1959–1960 | Sligo Rovers | 8 | (2) |
| 1960–1961 | Dundalk | 2 | (0) |
| 1961–1964 | Cliftonville | 3 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Limerick | 5 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1957 | Northern Ireland Amateurs | 15 | (11) |
| 1950–1951 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Kevin McGarry (c. 1925 – August 1995) was a Northern Ireland international footballer who played with Cliftonville from 1949. He played Gaelic football before being convinced to sign amateur forms with Belfast Celtic. He played a few first-team games for Celtic before signing with Cliftonville. At Solitude he was also a prolific goalscorer. He was named as the inaugural Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1950–51 season.[1]
As a student at
Helsinki Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3]
He was selected for
Home Nations squad, making his full international debut against Scotland at Hampden Park, in which he scored in a 2–1 defeat. He earned two more caps, also playing in the match against Wales, and then in a friendly against France
.
He represented the
Irish League
on numerous occasions, scoring a record 12 goals.
References
- ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
- ^ Jcd (3 February 2007). "Kevin McGarry". NIFG. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Kevin McGarry". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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