Harry McCue
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Michans | |||
| Home Farm | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975-76 | Home Farm | 9 | (1) |
| 1976-77 | Shamrock Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 1977-83 | Athlone Town | 91 | (3) |
| 1983 | San Diego Sockers | 5 | (1) |
| 1983-85 | Glentoran | 29 | (1) |
| 1984-5 | Drogheda United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1985-88 | Dundalk | 43 | (0) |
| 1988-91 | Warringah Dolphins | 52 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991-96 | Warringah Dolphins | ||
| 2000-03 | Drogheda United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 9 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Harry McCue (born 8 July 1957) is a former Irish association football player who alternately played as a defender and a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 30 years, McCue represented Home Farm, Shamrock Rovers, Athlone Town A.F.C., Drogheda United and Dundalk in the League of Ireland. He also enjoyed spells in the United States, Northern Ireland, and Australia. Aa a player, he was a three-time winner of the League of Ireland.
Early career
[edit]McCue was raised on the Fruit Markets district of North Dublin[1] where he began playing football with local team St Michans.[2][3]
San Diego Sockers
[edit]During the summer of 1983, McCue was part of the roster of the North American Soccer League (NASL) team San Diego Sockers, wearing the number 6 and 19 shirts.[4] The Sockers would finish last in the Western Division.
Glentoran and Drogheda
[edit]After his summer stint with the Sockers, McCue joined Northern Irish League side Glentoran in Belfast. With the Glens he was a runner-up in the 1983-84 league season but won the Ulster Cup that same year. He lined out twice for Glentoran in the 1984-85 UEFA Cup, starting in both games as they drew 1–1[5] and then lost 2–0[6] away to Belgian giants Standard Liège. Prior to the first-leg, McCue had been blessed by the Reverend Ian Paisley.[7]
Honours
[edit]Athlone Town
- League of Ireland: 1980-81, 1982-83
- League of Ireland Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83
- Tyler Cup: 1979
Dundalk
- League of Ireland: 1987-88
- FAI Cup: 1987–88
- League of Ireland Cup: 1986–87
Glentoran
- Ulster Cup: 1983–84
Drogheda United (as manager)
References
[edit]- ^ "Where are they now: Harry McCue's vagabond life in the world of soccer". Metro Eireann. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "'John Giles didn't want me to leave, but I was determined to play first-team football'". the42.ie. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Dundalk F.C. Who's Who – Harry McCue". Dundalk F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "NASL Statistics for Harry McCue". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Glentoran 1-1 Standard Liege". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Standard Liege 2-0 Glentoran". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Harry McCue on Jack Grealish: "I like him as a person, love him as a player and it's a shame we've lost him"". Irish Mirror. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Athlone Town A.F.C. players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Men's association football midfielders
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
- NIFL Premiership players