Alf McMichael

Alf McMichael
Personal information
Full name	Alfred McMichael
Date of birth	(1927-10-01)1 October 1927
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	7 January 2006(2006-01-07) (aged 78)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
194?–1945	Cliftonville F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1945-1950	Linfield
1950-1963	Newcastle United	433	(1)
National team
1949–1960	Northern Ireland	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Alfred "Alf" McMichael (1 October 1927 – 7 January 2006) was a footballer who played as a left-back.

Belfast-born "Alf" McMichael began his career at Linfield, before signing for Newcastle United in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 431 times and scoring once for the club. He was part of the team that won the 1952 FA Cup, after his disappointment of missing the final the year before through injury. At one point he was considered the best left-back in Britain and was a popular player amongst Newcastle supporters.

He represented Northern Ireland 40 times.

Honours

As a player

Newcastle United

FA Cup winner: 1952

External links

Obituary from PFA
Alf McMichael, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
Alf McMichael at National-Football-Teams.com

Northern Ireland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Gregg 2 Cunningham 3 McMichael 4 Blanchflower (c) 5 Keith 6 Peacock 7 Bingham 8 Cush 9 Simpson 10 McIlroy 11 McParland 12 Uprichard 13 Casey 14 Scott 15 McCrory 16 Dougan 17 Coyle 18 Rea 19 Graham 20 Chapman 21 Hamill 22 Trainor Coach: Doherty

Bangor F.C – managers

Stevenson (1920–??)
Clennell (??–??)
Jones (??–1938)
Wright (??–??)
McDevitt (??–??)
Wylie (??–??)
Duff (??–??)
Green (??–??)
Hyde (??–??)
McKenzie (??–??)
Duffy (??–??)
Smyth (1955–??)
Hanna (??–??)
McDermott (1962–1964)
Tully (1964–1965)
McGuickan (1965–1968)
Hickson (1968)
Tully (1968–1971)
McMichael (1971–1972)
Bertie Neill (1972–??)
Billy Neill (??–??)
Emery (??–??)
Johnston (??–??)
Bertie Neill (??–??)
Halliday (??–??)
Humphries (1983–1985)
McQuillan (1985–1988)
Flanagan (1988–1992)
Best (1992–1994)
Collins (1994–1995)
Malone (1995)
Dougan & Dunlop (1995–1996)
McBride (1996–1997)
McCurdy (1997)
Chisholm (1997)
Campbell (1997–1999)
Fraser (1999–2001)
Doherty (2001–2003)
Halliday (2003–2005)
Dunlop (2005–2007)
Millar (2007–2008)
Quinn (2008–2009)
McCurdy (2009–2010)
Wilson (2010–2013)
Scates (2013–)