Eric Magee

Eric Magee (born 24 August 1947) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward for Glenavon, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, and Linfield. He helped Port Vale to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70.

Eric Magee
Personal information
Full name Eric Magee[1]
Date of birth (1947-08-24) 24 August 1947[1]
Place of birth Lurgan, Northern Ireland[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Glenavon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Oldham Athletic 45 (9)
1969–1970 Port Vale 18 (1)
Linfield
Total 63+ (10+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Magee played for Glenavon, before moving to England to play for Jimmy McIlroy's Oldham Athletic, in June 1967, reportedly for a fee of £5,000. The "Latics" finished 16th in the Third Division in 1967–68, before suffering relegation into the Fourth Division under the stewardship of Jack Rowley with a last place finish in 1968–69. Magee scored nine goals in 45 league games in his two seasons at Boundary Park. In July 1969 he signed for Gordon Lee's Port Vale; the club had an unusually small squad in the 1969–70 promotion season, but Magee only had 13 starts in all competitions, instead being favoured as a substitute.[1] With just one FA Cup and one league goal from his 21 games (against Northampton Town at Vale Park and Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park) he was given a free transfer in May 1970 and moved back to his native Northern Ireland to play for Linfield.[1] He scored in the First Round of the European Cup in 1971–72, in a 3–2 defeat to Belgian side Standard Liège at Windsor Park.

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 1967–68 Third Division 2761011297
1968–69 Third Division 1830020203
Total 45910314910
Port Vale 1969–70 Fourth Division 1812110212
Career Total 631031417012

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 182. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Eric Magee at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. Kent, Jeff (1990). "Surviving on a Shoestring (1969–1979)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 227–257. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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