Wilfred "Tim" McCoy (4 March 1921 – 27 January 2005) was an English professional footballer who made 184 Football League appearances playing as a centre half for Portsmouth, Northampton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred McCoy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1921[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 2005 (aged 83)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Brighton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Northampton Town | 60 | (0) |
| 1951–1954 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 112 | (0) |
| 1954–195? | Tonbridge | ||
| 195?–1958 | Dover | ||
| 1958–19?? | East Grinstead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editMcCoy was born in Birmingham in 1921.[2] He was nicknamed Tim, after the Western film star Tim McCoy, and was generally known by that name.[1] His football career appeared to have ended prematurely when the outbreak of the Second World War and a call-up to the Army prevented him from taking up a trial with Bolton Wanderers. However, when he was posted to Preston Barracks in Brighton, he appeared in wartime matches for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1940–41 season.[1]
After the war, he signed for First Division club Portsmouth. As backup to Reg Flewin, he made just 18 league appearances in two and a half seasons, and moved on to Northampton Town.[1] He captained the team,[3] and helped them finish as Third Division South runners-up in 1949–50.[4] In January 1951, he returned to Brighton & Hove Albion where he was a regular in the team for nearly three years. He left at the end of the 1933–34 season, and went on to play non-league football for Tonbridge, Dover and as player-coach of East Grinstead.[1]
He then worked as a representative of an electrical appliances company and lived in the Woodingdean area of Brighton.[1] He died in the city in 2005 at the age of 83.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b c d "Wilf McCoy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Northampton Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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