Players - Tony McNamara

Tony McNamara
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
Total Competition
9 League
1 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
10 6 0 4 60% Phil Taylor
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
Total Opponent
1 Bristol City
1 Fulham
1 Grimsby Town
Total Competition
3 League
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
1 31-45 minutes
1 61-75 minutes
Total Goal origin
3 Open play
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
Evening Express preview (Courtesy of Adrian Killen) - 21 December 1957
McNamara on the cover of the Evening Express on 21 December 1957
McNamara on the cover of the Evening Express on 21 December 1957
Tony McNmara makes his debut
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