Harry McShane (footballer)

Harry McShane
Personal information
Full name Harold McShane[1]
Date of birth (1920-04-08)8 April 1920[1]
Place of birth Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
Date of death 12 November 2012(2012-11-12) (aged 92)
Place of death Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside-left
Youth career
Bellshill Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1946 Blackburn Rovers 2 (0)
1946–1947 Huddersfield Town 15 (1)
1947–1950 Bolton Wanderers 93 (6)
1950–1954 Manchester United 56 (8)
1954–1955 Oldham Athletic 41 (5)
Chorley
Wellington Town
Droylsden
Total 207 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold McShane (8 April 1920 – 12 November 2012) was a Scottish football player, who played as a direct and speedy winger.[1] He was the father of actor Ian McShane.[3][4]

He began his professional career with Blackburn Rovers. After the Second World War he turned out for Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Chorley, Wellington Town, and Droylsden. He scored 20 goals in 207 league games in the Football League, and won the First Division title with Manchester United in 1951–52. He worked at Old Trafford after his retirement, spending a period as the stadium's announcer.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Kent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Profile". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (16 March 2013). "Ian McShane: rogue trader". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Old Trafford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).