- Eddie Magill
Infobox Football biography
playername = Eddie Magill
fullname = Edward James Magill
dateofbirth =May 17 1939
cityofbirth =Lurgan
countryofbirth =Northern Ireland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position =Right back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = "?"-1959 1959-1965 1965-1968
clubs = Portadown Arsenal Brighton & Hove Albion
caps(goals) = 116 (0) 050 (1)
nationalyears = 1961-1966
nationalteam = Northern Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 26
manageryears =
managerclubs = B109 FrederikshavnEdward James "Eddie" Magill (born
May 17 1939 inLurgan ) is a Northern Irish former footballer.Magill began his career with Portadown but moved to
London club Arsenal in May 1959. He made his debut for the side against Sheffield Wednesday onDecember 19 1959 . Aright back , he was seen as a potential replacement for the injuredDennis Evans and played for most of the rest of that season, but lost his place in 1960-61 toLen Wills andDave Bacuzzi . [cite web | url=http://jkarlsson.netfirms.com/seasons/1960-61/ | title=Season 1960/61 | work=Gunnermania ] He regained the right-back spot the following season, 1961-62, sharing it with Bacuzzi, before securing the place for good in 1962-63. In the meantime, he made his debut for Northern Ireland, and won 26 caps for his country in total.Known for his passing and ball control, he kept his place in the Arsenal side until the signing of
Don Howe at the end of 1963-64. Relegated to the reserves, Magill only made one more first-team appearance for Arsenal over the next fifteen months, mainly playing for the reserve team instead. He eventually joined Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1965. In total he played 131 matches for Arsenal, never scoring a goal. At Brighton, he spent three seasons before returning to Northern Ireland in 1968. After retiring from playing Magill coached inDenmark , first as coach at B109 and then as manager of Frederikshavn.Footnotes
References
*cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5
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