Wilf McGuinness
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilfred McGuinness[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 October 1937||
Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1953–1954 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1959 | Manchester United | 81 | (2) |
International career | |||
England Schoolboys | |||
England Youth | 4 | (?) | |
England U23 | 1 | (?) | |
1958–1959 | England | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1969–1970 | Manchester United | ||
1971–1973 |
Aris Thessaloniki | ||
1973–1975 | Panachaiki | ||
1975–1977 | York City | ||
1978 |
Hull City (caretaker) | ||
1989 | Bury (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilfred McGuinness (born 25 October 1937) is an English former football player and manager, who played for Manchester United and twice for England in his short playing career.
McGuinness succeeded Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United in 1969. Following his tenure at the Manchester United bench, McGuinness had a four-year stay in Greece, leading Panachaiki through their first appearance in a European competition, the 1973–74 UEFA Cup.
McGuinness' son Paul was Manchester United's U18 team manager and assistant director of their youth academy for 17- to 21-year-olds.
Playing career
As a player, McGuinness captained Manchester, Lancashire and England at schoolboy level, and signed for Manchester United in January 1953. He made his first team debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 8 October 1955, turning 18 later that month. Competition for places was fierce but he played in enough matches to qualify for a medal when United won the 1956–57 Football League.
McGuinness was still a United player at the time of the
Managerial career
McGuinness continued to be involved at
McGuinness was sacked in December 1970, after a dramatic comeback which saw United draw 4–4 with
Under McGuinness, Aris finished fourth in the 1971–72 Alpha Ethniki season, and ninth a year later, albeit being tied with three teams in sixth position. He took over Panachaiki in 1973, finishing sixth in the Alpha Ethniki his first year while advancing to the UEFA Cup second round in the team's first ever European campaign. Panachaiki finished seventh in the 1974–75 Alpha Ethniki season and parted with McGuinness.
In 1975, McGuinness was hired by York City. On arriving at York, he took over a side which had just recorded its highest-ever league finish, only to take them through two successive relegations before leaving midway through a season which ended with York having to apply for re-election to the Football League. Later he worked as assistant manager and then caretaker manager at Hull City, and was on the coaching staff at Bury for 10 years, taking over as interim manager prior to the appointment of Sam Ellis in 1989.
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Manchester United[2] | 4 June 1969 | 29 December 1970 | 87 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 127 | 121 | +6 | 36.78 | |
Aris Thessaloniki
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1971 | 1973 | 74 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 102 | 65 | +37 | 47.30 | |
Panachaiki | 1973 | 1975 | |||||||||
York City | February 1975 | October 1977 |
Honours
Player
Manchester United
References
- ^ a b c "Wilf McGuinness". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Manchester United Managers: Wilf McGuinness". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.