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Peter McParland, Northern Ireland footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Peter McParland
Peter McParland
Northern Ireland
25 April 1934
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Peter McParland was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside left. He was the last surviving member of the Aston Villa team which won the 1957 FA Cup, in which game he scored twice. McParland was the first player to score in and win both English major domestic cup finals.

McParland won 34 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals including the winner that sent the team into the World Cup quarter-finals in 1958. With five goals in 1958, he is Northern Ireland's leading scorer at a World Cup tournament. His international captain and English Hall of Fame member Danny Blanchflower considered McParland \"the finest ever inside forward in British football\".

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📋 Profile & Career

: McParland in 2013
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Peter James McParland
Date of birth: (1934-04-25)25 April 1934
Place of birth: Newry, Northern Ireland
Date of death: 4 May 2025(2025-05-04) (aged 91)
Position: Outside left
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952: Dundalk 14 (2)
1952–1962: Aston Villa 293 (98)
1962–1963: Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (10)
1963–1964: Plymouth Argyle 38 (15)
1964–1965: Worcester City (11)
1965: Toronto Inter-Roma
1965: Peterborough United 0 (0)
1965–1967: Worcester City (7)
1967–1968: Atlanta Chiefs 54 (14)
1968–1971: Glentoran 7 (3)
Total: 427 (160)
⚽ International career:
1954–1962: Northern Ireland 34 (10)
⚽ Managerial career:
1968–1971: Glentoran
1980: Hong Kong
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Channel Image "Aston Villa was my life" || Peter McParland reflects on his time at Villa
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Channel Image Peter Mc Parland footballer
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Channel Image Peter McParland's FA Cup 1957 Memories,
11 years ago • 4.81K views
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Channel Image Peter McParland on qualifying for the 1958 World Cup!
9 years ago • 1.91K views
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Channel Image 1957 FA Cup Final Aston Villa v Manchester United
17 years ago • 4.28K views
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Channel Image Peter McParland: The Hero of Villa and Northern Ireland
1 years ago • 37 views
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Channel Image The Villa Times - A Special Episode in Tribute to Peter McParland
1 years ago • 327 views
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Channel Image McParland FA Cup goal v Manchester United
11 years ago • 3.21K views
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Channel Image #TBT 1957 FA Cup Final
11 years ago • 3.19K views
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Channel Image THE SEMI-FINALS - ASTON VILLA V WEST BROMWICH ALBION
11 years ago • 259 views
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Channel Image CUP FINAL 1957 - ASTON VILLA V MANCHESTER UNITED
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Channel Image Remembering Peter McParland: Aston Villa's FA Cup Legend Passes Away at 91
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📰 Google News (RSS)

Peter McParland obituary - The Guardian

Peter McParland, the first and true Aston Villa man in World Cup history - AVillaFan.com

Aston Villa Football Club - The Official Club Website - Aston Villa

Peter McParland: Northern Ireland and Aston Villa great who shone at World Cup and in cup finals - BBC

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Peter McParland obituary: footballer in controversial FA Cup win - thetimes.com

Peter McParland | 1934-2025 | Club | Latest News - wolves.co.uk

Peter McParland, footballer whose goals won the FA Cup for Aston Villa against the Busby Babes - The Telegraph

NI and Aston Villa legend Peter McParland laid to rest in home city of Newry - Belfast Telegraph

Northern Ireland and Aston Villa legend Peter McParland dies at 91 - The Express Tribune

NI Hall of Fame: Peter McParland - Irish Football Association

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