- Birthdate: 3 October 1929
- Birthplace: Liverpool, England
- Date of death: 30 May 2015
- Other clubs: Everton (1947-57), Crewe Alexandra (1958), Bury (1958-59), Runcorn (1959-60)
- Signed from: Everton
- Signed for LFC: £4,000, 13.12.1957
- Liverpool debut: 21.12.1957
- Last appearance: 15.03.1958
- Debut goal: 21.12.1957
- Last goal: 11.01.1958
- Contract expiry: 02.07.1958
- Win ratio: 60% W:6 D:0 L:4
- Games/goals ratio: 3.33
- League games / goals: 9 / 3
- Total games / goals: 10 / 3
Player Profile
McNamara made the short journey across Stanley Park to Anfield from Goodison in December 1957 after a number of successful years with Everton, with whom he had scored 22 times in 111 League matches. McNamara went straight into the side for the home game against Bristol City four days before Christmas and scored Liverpool's second goal in a 4-3 victory. That started a run of six successive matches and two more goals for the elegant right-winger, but he wasn't called on much in the final weeks of the season and left to join Crewe Alexandra in the close season. His spell at Gresty Road was short too and he soon moved on to Bury, his fourth and final Football League club. That made McNamara the first player to appear in all four divisions of the Football League within 12 months. Everton were in the First Division, Liverpool the Second, Crewe in the Fourth Division and Bury in the Third.
Appearances per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1957-1958 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
2 |
180 |
Grimsby Town |
1 |
90 |
Cardiff City |
1 |
90 |
Bristol City |
1 |
90 |
Middlesbrough |
1 |
90 |
Derby |
1 |
90 |
Lincoln City |
1 |
90 |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Fulham |
1 |
90 |
Northampton Town |
Total |
Venue |
7 |
Home |
3 |
Away |
Goals per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1957-1958 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
21.12.1957 |
Bristol City |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
9 |
21.12.1957 |
Bristol City |
Anfield |
League |
Scrapbook
Evening Express preview (Courtesy of Adrian Killen) - 21 December 1957
McNamara on the cover of the Evening Express on 21 December 1957
Tony McNmara makes his debut
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Everton |
1951-1952 |
England Second Division |
33 |
5 |
34 |
5 |
Everton |
1952-1953 |
England Second Division |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Everton |
1953-1954 |
England Second Division |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Everton |
1954-1955 |
England First Division |
27 |
4 |
27 |
4 |
Everton |
1955-1956 |
England First Division |
7 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
Everton |
1956-1957 |
England First Division |
32 |
10 |
33 |
10 |
Everton |
1957-1958 |
England First Division |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Crewe |
1958-1959 |
England Fourth Division |
9 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
Bury |
1958-1959 |
England Third Division |
14 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
Runcorn |
1959-1960 |
Cheshire County League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
134 |
24 |
137 |
24 |