Jimmy McGeough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Derry City | 47 | (16) |
| 1965–1972 | Waterford United | 147 | (11) |
| 1972–1974 | Lincoln City | 65 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | → Hartlepool United | 1 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Waterford United | 63 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Thurles Town | 17 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | New York Apollo | 23 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| League of Ireland XI | ? | (?) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1978 | Thurles Town | ||
| 1980–1981 | New York Apollo | ||
| SUNY Farmingdale | |||
| 2002–2003 | Waterford United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Larne F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jimmy McGeough (born 13 August 1944) is a former Northern Irish football player and manager.
His clubs included Derry City, Lincoln and Waterford United.
Joining Derry in July 1963 he was part of the only Derry City side ever to win the Irish League (Northern Ireland) and was an Irish Cup winner too with the Candystripes. He scored in the European Cup [1]. McGeough played his last game for Derry at Coleraine on 9 October 1965 bringing an end to a remarkable sequence of never having missed a single match for Derry since his arrival in July 1963.
Derry withdrew from the Irish League in 1973 due to civil unrest.
He signed for Waterford from Derry in December 1965 for £3,000 and was part of the great Waterford side of the 1960s and 1970s. He left for Lincoln City at the end of the 1971/72 season but moved back to the Blues in November 1974 [2].
He was capped at Inter-League level by the Irish League and the League of Ireland.
Jimmy was appointed the first player-manager of Thurles Town in June 1977 [3].
However, he departed for New York Apollo a year later [4]. In 1980, the Apollo came under new ownership which renamed the team the New York United. In 1981, he was the American Soccer League Coach of the Year. McGeough also spent ten seasons as the head coach of the SUNY Farmingdale. The dates are unknown, but he compiled a 111–76–6 record. McGeough enjoyed success as a coach in the US, mainly with Long Island Rough Riders. He linked up with Alfonso Mondelo in 2000 to coach Tampa Bay Mutiny but soon after the Mutiny franchise was closed down by MLS.
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