Gary McGuire

James Gary McGuire (born 30 September 1938) is an English former association football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Torquay United.[1] He was born in Campsall, in the parish of Norton, Doncaster, Yorkshire.

Gary McGuire
Personal information
Full name James Gary McGuire
Date of birth (1938-09-30) 30 September 1938
Place of birth Campsall, England
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Walthamstow Avenue
Sydney Hakoah
1966–1968 Torquay United 32 (0)
Bedford Town
Hastings United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

McGuire started playing football as a 16-year-old with West Ham United, before going on to play for Walthamstow Avenue, with whom he won the 1961 FA Amateur Cup. Described in the July 1961 edition of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly as "the most improved goalkeeper in the Isthmian League",[2] McGuire played for the Isthmian League representative side that visited Kampala as part of the Ugandan Independence celebrations. He then spent three years in Australia,[3] returning to England in February 1966 to join Torquay United from Hakoah. He took his chance to replace Terry Adlington when he was out of the side with a broken finger, and helped the club to promotion from the Fourth Division.[4] He played 32 first-team games for Torquay before leaving league football, playing in turn for non-league sides Bedford Town and Hastings United.

McGuire worked in the City of London as an equities trader until he retired in 2003.[3]

References
  1. "Gary McGuire". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. Ackland, Norman (July 1961). "Avenue's Pluckiest Side" (JPEG scan). Charles Buchan's Football Monthly. p. 41. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. "No extra time for equities trader". Financial News Online. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. "The History Of Torquay United". Torquay United. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.


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