John McGrath (footballer, born 1938), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John McGrath (footballer, born 1938)

English footballer born 1938

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1938

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1998

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Thomas McGrath (23 August 1938 – 25 December 1998) was an English footballer and manager in the Football League. He played as a defender, and started his career at Bury from 1955 to 1960.
He then spent the next eight years with Newcastle United following a £24,000 transfer, helping them to the Second Division title in 1964–65.
In 1968, he joined Southampton for a £30,000 fee, where he would spend the final six years of his playing career, although he also played briefly for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1973.
In total he played 489 league games in a nineteen-year career in the Football League. Starting his management career at Port Vale in 1979, he won them promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1982–83.
Following this he left to take the reins at Chester City in 1984.
Appointed manager at Preston North End in 1986, he led them promotion out of the Fourth Division as runners-up in 1986–87, before departing in 1990.
He finished his career with a brief spell in charge of Halifax Town in 1992.