Joseph Henry McClure (3 November 1907 – 1973) was an English footballer who played in the Football League and is remembered for his four years as a wing half with Everton.[1] He later became a manager in non-League football with Nuneaton Borough.
| 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, England | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| 1936–1937 | Nuneaton Borough | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1931 | The FA XI | 1 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1936–1937 | Nuneaton Borough (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editMcClure grew up in Workington with 10 siblings and his uncle was footballer Alec McClure.[3][4] 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]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1929–30[5] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1930–31[5] | Second Division | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 1931–32[5] | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1932–33[5] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Brentford | 1933–34[6] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
Honours
editEverton
Nuneaton Town
- Nuneaton Hospital Cup: 1937[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 103. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 182. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e Cram, Phil. "Our forgotten sporting heroes". Times & Star. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 2" (PDF). Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015. pp. 184, 206. Retrieved 10 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Joseph Mcclure". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 372. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Everton F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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