Sammy McCrory

Samuel McKee McCrory (11 October 1924 – 4 May 2011) was a former Northern Ireland international footballer.

McCrory was born in Belfast. During his career he played as a centre forward for Ipswich Town for whom he was top scorer in their 1950–51 season.[1]

He was the joint top scorer of the last edition of the Third Division South with 31 goals in the 1957–58 season for Southend United.[2] He also played for Linfield, Swansea Town, Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge United and Crusaders.

He earned 1 full cap for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was part of the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sam McCrory". Pride of Anglia. http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/players/profile.phtml?&last=McCrory&first=Sam. Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
  2. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  3. ^ Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats

External links

Northern Ireland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup