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Chris McGrath (footballer)

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Years
  
Team

Role
  
Footballer

1972–1975
  
Tottenham Hotspur

Height
  
1.75 m

1975–1976
  
→ Millwall (loan)

Playing position
  
Winger

Name
  
Chris McGrath


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Full name
  
Christopher Roland McGrath

Date of birth
  
(1954-11-29) 29 November 1954 (age 61)

Place of birth
  
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Christopher Roland "Chris" McGrath (born 29 November 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former footballer. He played as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Manchester United and Tulsa Roughnecks, and as an international for Northern Ireland.

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Football career

He joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in January 1972. Making his first class debut in 1973 and going on to make 46 appearances in all competitions including nine as substitute and scoring ten goals. McGrath featured in both legs of 1974 UEFA Cup Final and collected a runner's up medal. In 1975, he joined Millwall in a loan deal where he made 15 appearances and scoring on 3 occasions. He transferred to Manchester United for £30,000 in October 1976 where he made 38 appearances and scoring once. McGrath left the club in February 1981 to join Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL where he played to 1982.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

  • 1974 UEFA Cup Final Runner-up
  • International career

    McGrath represented Northern Ireland 21 times and scoring on four occasions.

    His first international appearance was against Scotland on 11 May 1974, his last versus England on 19 May 1979.

    References

    Chris McGrath (footballer) Wikipedia