Full Name: Peter James McParland.

Position: Outside-left.
Born: Newry (Northern Ireland), 25 April 1934.

Career

Newry Schools football, Shamrock Rovers, Tandragee Rovers, Dundalk 1950, Aston Villa Aug 52, WOLVES Jan 62, Plymouth Argyle Jan 63, Worcester City 1964, Toronto Inter-Roma 1965, Peterborough United 1965/66, Atlanta Chiefs 1967, Glentoran player-manager and manager 1968-71, Kuwait coaching, Libya coaching, Hong Kong manager.

Highlights

Aston Villa: First Division relegated 1958/59; Second Division promoted [champions] 1959/60; FA Cup winner 1957 (scored), semi-final 1959, 1960 (lost to Wolves); Football League Cup winner 1961 (scored); Top Scorer 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60; Hat-trick v Blackpool 23/9/61, scored against Wolves 16/9/57.
Plymouth Argyle: Hat-trick v Leeds United (h) 6/4/63).

Note: Peter McParland’s senior debut came for Aston Villa against Wolves 15/9/52. His next two game were also again at Wolves on 24/12/53 and 26/12/53.

Stats

Appearances: 402.
Goals: 144.

International Honours

Northern Ireland: 34 appearances & 10 goals (1 appearance with Wolves); World Cup finals 1958; British Championship first 1955/56 (equal), 1957/58 (equal), 1958/59 (equal).

First Team Record