Billy McClure

William James S. M. McClure (born 4 January 1958) is a former footballer who represented New Zealand.

Billy McClure

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-01-04) 4 January 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	Liverpool Reserves	8	(2)
1977–1978	Persepolis	4	(1)
1979–1983	Mount Wellington	80	(29)
1983–1988	Papatoetoe	100	(23)
1988–1997	Mount Wellington
International career
1981–1986	New Zealand	30	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He played for Liverpool F.C. Reserves from 1974 to 1977.^[1]

In 1977, he became the first foreign player in Iranian Takht-e-Jamshid Professional Soccer League.^[2] He made 2 appearances for Tehran's giants Persepolis F.C. and scored one goal. However, he had difficulty making it to the starting lineups so he moved back to England.^[3][4] He moved to New Zealand in 1979 and played for Mount Wellington in New Zealand from 1979 to 1997 with some years in between for Papatoetoe FC.^[3][5]

International career

McClure made his full All Whites debut in a 0–0 draw with India on 1 September 1981.^[6] Including friendlies he played 45 times for the All Whites,^[3] of which 30 appearances were official A-internationals in which he scored 5 goals,^[7][8] earning his final cap in a 2–1 win over Fiji on 19 September 1986.^[6]

He was a member of the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain .^[5][9]