Tom McNab

Tom McNab
Personal information
Full name Thomas McNab
Date of birth (1933-07-15)15 July 1933
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Wing-half; Centre-half
Number 5
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)
National team
1967-1969 New Zealand 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Tom McNab 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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 Sep 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Former NZ soccer captain Tom McNab dies - Soccer - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  3. 1 2 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 Sep 2009.
  4. ↑ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 Sep 2009.


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