Joe McClure
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Henry McClure[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Cockermouth, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 1973 (aged 65–66)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Derbyshire | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Egremont | |||
| Workington | |||
| 1926 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| Whitehaven Athletic | |||
| Preston North End | |||
| Leamington Town | |||
| Wallsend | |||
| 1929–1933 | Everton | 29 | (1) |
| 1933–1934 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1934–1936 | Exeter City | 5 | (0) |
| Nuneaton Borough | |||
| National team | |||
| 1931 | The FA XI | 1 | |
| Teams managed | |||
| Nuneaton Borough (player-manager) | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Joe McClure was an English football wing half who played in the Football League, best remembered for his four years with Everton.[1] He later became a manager in non-league football with Nuneaton Borough.
Personal life
McClure grew up in Workington with 10 siblings.[3] He had four children with his wife Martha, before he "virtually abandoned" the family in the 1920s when his football career took off and later had four children with another woman.[3] Martha, who refused to divorce him, died in 1968.[3] While with Wallsend, McClure trained to be a welder and worked as a bar steward in later life.[3] McClure's son Peter went on to play football for local Workington non-league club Salterbeck.[3]
Honours
References
- 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 103. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 182. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Times & Star - News - People - Our forgotten sporting heroes". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database - Everton". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Joseph Mcclure". Retrieved 8 January 2015.