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Tom McNab
Personal information
Full name Thomas McNab
Date of birth (1933-07-15)15 July 1933
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 5 April 2006(2006-04-05) (aged 72)
Position(s) Wing-half; Centre-half
Youth career
Baillieston Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1954 Partick Thistle 18 (0)
1954–1955 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1955–1957 Partick Thistle 12 (0)
1957–1959 Wrexham 43 (5)
1959–1961 Barrow AFC 44 (4)
1961–1964 East Stirlingshire 85 (1)
1964–1973 Eastern Suburbs
1974 Metro College AFC 17 (0)
International career
1967–1969 New Zealand 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom McNab (July 15, 1933 – April 5, 2006) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

McNab, who captained and Auckland select side against visiting Manchester United in 1967,[2] made his full All Whites debut in a 3–5 loss to Australia on 5 November 1967[3] and ended his international playing career with five A-international caps to his credit,[1][4] his final cap an appearance in a 0–0 draw New Caledonia on 25 July 1969.[3]

Personal life

Following his retirement from football, McNab was injured in a workplace accident and spent the remainder of his life in a wheelchair. He died on 5 April 2006, aged 72.[2]

Honours

Wrexham

Eastern Suburbs

References

  1. ^ a b "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Former NZ soccer captain Tom McNab dies - Soccer - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  4. ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Swansea City 1 : Wrexham 2 ; Welsh Cup (Final)". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Football loses three-time Chatham Cup winner who was always a gentleman". Friends of Football. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.


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