Paul McGee (footballer, born 1954)

Paul McGee
Personal information
Full namePaul Gerard McGee
Date of birth19 June 1954
Place of birthSligo, Republic of Ireland
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1970–1972Sligo Rovers34(3)
1972–1973Kidderminster Harriers35(8)
1973Hereford United0(0)
1973Torquay United0(0)
1973–1975Finn Harps34(7)
1974→ Toronto Italia (loan)36(26)
1975–1977Sligo Rovers76(26)
1975–1977→ Montreal Castors(loan)93(67)
1977–1979Queens Park Rangers39(7)
1979–1981Preston North End66(13)
1981–1983Burnley34(9)
1983Dundalk5(1)
1983–1984Sligo Rovers25(5)
1984Shamrock Rovers9(4)
1984Preston North End2(0)
1984Ballymena United1(0)
1985Waterford United9(1)
1985Sligo Rovers7(4)
1985–1986Galway United27(19)
1986–1987HFC Haarlem14(2)
1987–1990Galway United96(46)
1990Derry City7(0)
1990–1991Sligo Rovers21(7)
1991Athlone Town7(1)
1991–1992Sligo Rovers23(6)
1992Galway United16(9)
1992–1994Finn Harps9(4)
National team
1977–1978Republic of Ireland U212(0)
1978–1980Republic of Ireland15[1](4)
1977League of Ireland XI1(0)
Teams managed
2007Limerick 37
2011Salthill Devon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul 'Skee' McGee (born 19 June 1954 in Sligo) is a former Irish football player.

McGee started his career with Sligo Rovers making his debut at 15 years of age on 15 November 1970. While at Finn Harps he won the FAI Cup in 1974. He then rejoined his home town club Sligo Rovers winning the League of Ireland championship in 1977. After the league success he was purchased by Queens Park Rangers in November 1977.[2] In his Ireland career, he scored 4 goals in 15 matches and also won 10 youth caps and 2 U21 caps. In January 1977 he played for the League of Ireland XI team against Italian League B which included Gaetano Scirea.

He had 6 different spells during his career playing for Sligo. He played at FC Haka in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup.

McGee signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1984. He made a scoring debut with 2 goals on the 26th against Home Farm in a 4–2 win at Milltown. His last appearance was against his home town club in a 4–0 win on 11 November 1978. In total he played 15 times for the Hoops, including twice in the European Cup, scoring 5 goals.

While at Galway United he scored in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup at FC Groningen. His impressive displays earned him a move to HFC Haarlem for the rest of the 1986–87 Eredivisie season. During his time there his opponents included Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit.

He is currently Galway United's all-time top goalscorer in the League of Ireland. He was also the club's player-manager during the 1989–90 season. He moved to Derry City for the 1990-91 League of Ireland season but by November he had moved back to his home town club. However he did play in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup for the Candystripes.

In January 1993 McGee moved clubs for the 34th occasion, a record for an Irish player.[3]

In January 2007, McGee was appointed manager of Limerick 37 F.C.[4] He was sacked in December despite an impressive 4th-place position[5]

In January 2008 he was appointed assistant manager to Alan Mathews at Cork City. In August 2008 he lost his job as Cork went into examinership. In May 2011 McGee was appointed manager of Salthill Devon[6]

At the end of the 2012 League of Ireland season McGee is eleventh in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring list with 143 league goals[7]

Honours

Barna utd top scorer 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland's International Players". FAI. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. ↑ www.irishtimes.com
  3. ↑ "McGee in 34th move of career". The Irish Times. 28 January 1993. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "McGee appointed to Limerick post". RTÉ. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "McGee appointed to Limerick post". RTÉ. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Paul Mcgee appointed Salthill boss". Airtricity League. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html

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