Alf McMichael

Alf McMichael

Personal information
Full name	Alfred McMichael
Date of birth	(1927-10-01)1 October 1927
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
194?–1945	Cliftonville F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945-1950	Linfield
1950-1963	Newcastle United	433	(1)
International career
1949–1960	Northern Ireland	40	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred "Alf" McMichael (1 October 1927 – 7 January 2006) was a footballer who played as a left-back.

Belfast-born "Alf" McMichael began his career at Linfield, before signing for Newcastle United in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 431 times and scoring once for the club. He was part of the team that won the 1952 FA Cup, after his disappointment of missing the final the year before through injury. At one point he was considered the best left-back in Britain and was a popular player amongst Newcastle supporters.

He represented Northern Ireland 40 times.

Honours

As a player

Newcastle United

• FA Cup winner: 1952

External links

• Obituary from PFA
• Alf McMichael, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
• McMichael.html Alf McMichael at National-Football-Teams.com