Peter McParland
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Peter James McParland MBE (born 25 April 1934) is a former professional footballer.
Club career
McParland was born in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. Aston Villa boss George Martin found him playing for Dundalk in the League of Ireland. Martin paid McParland £3,880.
McParland is the first player to score in and win both English major domestic knockout Finals in English football history. He is one of the top headers and strikers of the ball over the past 50 years, and he is widely known as one of the best players to represent both Aston Villa and Northern Ireland.
McParland became inspired by Jimmy Hogan when they first won the FA Cup in 1957, scoring twice against Manchester United, but then became involved in a volatile situation that left United's goalkeeper Ray Wood unconscious with a fractured cheekbone. McParland's two-goal haul is fondly remembered as an example of his all-round abilities as a player showcasing his diving header and volleying techniques.
When with Aston Villa, McParland also won the Second Division title in 1960 and the League Cup in 1961. Villa defeated Rotherham United 2–0 down from his second leg 3–0 at Villa Park, becoming the first Football League Cup winners. He was on the scoresheet for the second leg of the 1961 League Cup final.
Following Aston Villa, McParland joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for a brief period in 1962. Despite the fact that he was only here for one season, he did score 10 goals in 21 games. McParland's season began with Plymouth Argyle, his last English league club (although he later played for Worcester City in the Southern League), before hanging up his boots. McParland was recruited to play for Toronto Inter-Roma FC of the Eastern Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1965. He scored many memorable goals, one against the Hamilton Steelers against the Hamilton Steelers to give his team the victory.
In 1967 and 1968, McParland competed for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League. He resigned as Glentoran's player-manager.
International career
In his debut against Wales in 1953-54, McParland represented Northern Ireland 34 times and scored twice.
In the 1958 FIFA World Cup, he scored five goals and aided his team in the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, France defeated Northern Ireland 4–0.
He holds the record for being the highest-scoring Northern Ireland player in World Cup finals history.
The Belfast Film Festival's feature-length documentary Spirit of '58 was screened in April 2015. As it told the tale of Northern Ireland's journey through the 1950s under Peter Doherty's leadership, it included Peter McParland prominently alongside other living players (Billy Bingham, Billy Simpson, Jimmy McIlroy, and Harry Gregg). McParland is the last surviving member of Northern Ireland's squad from that World Cup campaign after Billy Bingham's death in June 2022.
Northern Ireland's goal came first in the rankings and results list.