Paddy McGuire (footballer)

Paddy McGuire
Personal information
Full name Patrick McGuire[1]
Date of birth 1889 (1889)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death October 1916 (aged 26–27)[2]
Place of death near Flers, France[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1912 Hurst
1911–1912 Manchester United 0 (0)
1912–1915 Manchester City 15 (0)
1915–1916 Grimsby Town 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick McGuire (1889 – 12 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City as a full-back.[1]

Personal life

McGuire attended Corpus Christi School, Miles Platting and Woodhouses School, Failsworth.[3] He was a bricklayer by trade.[4] In May 1915, almost one year into the First World War, McGuire enlisted as a private in the Manchester Regiment.[3] McGuire was killed while attacking a German trench system near Flers, France on 12 October 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1912–13[3] First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1913–14[3] 6 0 0 0 6 0
1914–15[3] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 15 0 0 0 15 0

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 187. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Patrick McGuire". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ Britton, Paul (11 November 2018). "The soldier who played for Manchester United and City, but died at the Somme". men. Retrieved 16 April 2020.


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