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⚫ | '''Wilfred "Wilf" McGuinness''' (b. [[October 25]] [[1937]], [[Manchester]], [[England]]) was an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player and manager, who played twice for [[England national football team|England]]. He is best known for taking over from [[Matt Busby]] as manager of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. His son, [[Paul McGuinness (football coach)|Paul]], is currently Manchester United's U-18 team manager and assistant director of their youth academy for 17-21 year olds. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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As a player he captained Manchester, Lancashire and England at schoolboy level, and signed for Manchester United in January 1953. He played his first first-team match against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] on [[8 October]] [[1953]], aged seventeen. Competition for places was fierce but he played in enough matches to qualify for a medal when United won the league in [[1956]]. |
As a player he captained Manchester, Lancashire and England at schoolboy level, and signed for Manchester United in January 1953. He played his first first-team match against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] on [[8 October]] [[1953]], aged seventeen. Competition for places was fierce but he played in enough matches to qualify for a medal when United won the league in [[1956]]. |
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He was still a United player at the time of the [[Munich air disaster]] in [[1958]], but an injury had prevented him from playing so he was not on the plane that crashed. |
He was still a United player at the time of the [[Munich air disaster]] in [[1958]], but an injury had prevented him from playing so he was not on the plane that crashed. A broken leg finished his playing career when he was only 22. |
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==Managerial career== |
==Managerial career== |
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He continued to be involved at United and was promoted from reserve team coach to first team coach when |
He continued to be involved at United and was promoted from reserve team coach to first team coach when Matt Busby retired in [[1969]]. Appointed as Busby's successor in April [[1969]] at the age of 31 he endured a dismal spell. At a time when the Manchester United side was in transition Busby had moved to General Manager. After five months from the start of the 1969/70 season the board moved in and Wilf McGuinness returned to his old coaching job. |
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It has been said that McGuinness was too close to the players and that when he needed to wield the axe he seemed strangely intimidated.{{fact|date=April 2007}} At a time when a great United side was in transition Sir Matt had moved to General Manager and after an indifferent five months from the start of the 1969/70 season the board moved in and Wilf McGuinness returned to his old coaching job. It is often joked that McGuinness managed 4 seasons as manager of Manchester United - autumn, winter, spring and summer! |
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He went on to manage [[Aris F.C.|Aris Salonika]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]]. Wilf McGuinness' spell at York proved less successful than he had been at Manchester United, as he took over a side which had just recorded its highest-ever league finish, then took them through two successive relegations before leaving midway though a season which ended with York having to apply for re-election to the Football League. Later he worked as assistant manager at [[Hull City F.C.|Hull City]] and was on the coaching staff at [[Bury F.C.]]. |
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==Bibliography== |
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Revision as of 13:10, 8 September 2007
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Wilfred "Wilf" McGuinness (b. October 25 1937, Manchester, England) was an English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United. His son, Paul, is currently Manchester United's U-18 team manager and assistant director of their youth academy for 17-21 year olds.
Playing career
As a player he captained Manchester, Lancashire and England at schoolboy level, and signed for Manchester United in January 1953. He played his first first-team match against Wolves on 8 October 1953, aged seventeen. Competition for places was fierce but he played in enough matches to qualify for a medal when United won the league in 1956.
He was still a United player at the time of the Munich air disaster in 1958, but an injury had prevented him from playing so he was not on the plane that crashed. A broken leg finished his playing career when he was only 22.
Managerial career
He continued to be involved at United and was promoted from reserve team coach to first team coach when Matt Busby retired in 1969. Appointed as Busby's successor in April 1969 at the age of 31 he endured a dismal spell. At a time when the Manchester United side was in transition Busby had moved to General Manager. After five months from the start of the 1969/70 season the board moved in and Wilf McGuinness returned to his old coaching job.
He went on to manage Aris Salonika and York City. Wilf McGuinness' spell at York proved less successful than he had been at Manchester United, as he took over a side which had just recorded its highest-ever league finish, then took them through two successive relegations before leaving midway though a season which ended with York having to apply for re-election to the Football League. Later he worked as assistant manager at Hull City and was on the coaching staff at Bury F.C..
Bibliography
- The King - chapter 12 A Gradual Decline. Law, Denis and Harris, Bob. Bantam Press 2003. ISBN 0-593-05140-8
- Biography on Manchester United Official Web Site
Managerial stats
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Manchester United | August 10 1970 | December 28 1970 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21.73 | |
York City | February 13 1975 | October 20 1977 | 120 | 27 | 63 | 30 | 22.50 |