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Eddie Magill
Personal information
Full name	Edward James Magill
Date of birth	7 May 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1959	Portadown
1959–1965	Arsenal
1965–1968	Brighton & Hove Albion
International career
1961–1966	Northern Ireland
Managerial career
1969	Viborg FF
1970–1973	B1909
1974–1978	Næstved BK
1979–1981	Frederikshavn
1995–1996	Frederikshavn
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Edward James Magill (known as Eddie or Ted as well as Jimmy) (born ^[1] 7 May 1939 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish former footballer.

Magill began his career with Portadown but moved to London club Arsenal in May 1959. He made his debut for the side against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 December 1959. A right back, he was seen as a potential replacement for the injured Dennis Evans and played for most of the rest of that season, but lost his place in 1960-61 to Len Wills and Dave Bacuzzi.^[2] He regained the right-back spot the following season, 1961-62, sharing it with Bacuzzi, before securing the place for good in 1962-63. In the meantime, he made his debut for Northern Ireland, and won 26 caps for his country in total.

Known for his passing and ball control, he kept his place in the Arsenal side until the signing of Don Howe at the end of 1963-64. Relegated to the reserves, Magill only made one more first-team appearance for Arsenal over the next fifteen months, mainly playing for the reserve team instead. He eventually joined Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1965. In total he played 131 matches for Arsenal, never scoring a goal. At Brighton, he spent three seasons before returning to Northern Ireland in 1968. After retiring from playing Magill coached in Denmark, first as coach at Viborg FF and B109^[3] and then as manager of Næstved BK and Frederikshavn.^[4]

Footnotes

^ "Jimmy Magill".
^ "Season 1960/61". Gunnermania. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
^ http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/B%201909s%20historie%201909-2010.pdf ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Tr nere gennem tiden". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007.

References

Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.

[1] "Jimmy Magill".

[2] "Season 1960/61". Gunnermania. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.

[3] ttps://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/B%201909s%20historie%201909-2010.pdf ^{[bare URL]}

[4] "Tr nere gennem tiden". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007.

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 Magill began his career with [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] but moved to [[London]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in May 1959. He made his debut for the side against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] on 19 December 1959. A [[right back]], he was seen as a potential replacement for the injured [[Dennis Evans (footballer born 1930)|Dennis Evans]] and played for most of the rest of that season, but lost his place in [[1960-61 in English football|1960-61]] to [[Len Wills]] and [[Dave Bacuzzi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jkarlsson.netfirms.com/seasons/1960-61/ |title=Season 1960/61 |work=Gunnermania |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509150702/http://jkarlsson.netfirms.com/seasons/1960-61/ |archivedate=9 May 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> He regained the right-back spot the following season, [[1961-62 in English football|1961-62]], sharing it with Bacuzzi, before securing the place for good in [[1962-63 in English football|1962-63]]. In the meantime, he made his debut for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], and won 26 caps for his country in total.
-Known for his passing and ball control, he kept his place in the Arsenal side until the signing of [[Don Howe]] at the end of [[1963-64 in English football|1963-64]]. Relegated to the reserves, Magill only made one more first-team appearance for Arsenal over the next fifteen months, mainly playing for the reserve team instead. He eventually joined [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] in October 1965. In total he played 131 matches for Arsenal, never scoring a goal. At Brighton, he spent three seasons before returning to Northern Ireland in 1968. After retiring from playing Magill coached in [[Denmark]], first as coach at [[Viborg FF]] and [[Boldklubben 1909|B109]]<ref>http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/B%201909s%20historie%201909-2010.pdf {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2021}}</ref> and then as manager of [[Næstved BK]] and [[Frederikshavn fI|Frederikshavn]].<ref>http://www.ffifodbold.dk/index.php?id=61 {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2021}}</ref>
+Known for his passing and ball control, he kept his place in the Arsenal side until the signing of [[Don Howe]] at the end of [[1963-64 in English football|1963-64]]. Relegated to the reserves, Magill only made one more first-team appearance for Arsenal over the next fifteen months, mainly playing for the reserve team instead. He eventually joined [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] in October 1965. In total he played 131 matches for Arsenal, never scoring a goal. At Brighton, he spent three seasons before returning to Northern Ireland in 1968. After retiring from playing Magill coached in [[Denmark]], first as coach at [[Viborg FF]] and [[Boldklubben 1909|B109]]<ref>http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/B%201909s%20historie%201909-2010.pdf {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2021}}</ref> and then as manager of [[Næstved BK]] and [[Frederikshavn fI|Frederikshavn]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ffifodbold.dk/index.php?id=61| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070706222605/http://www.ffifodbold.dk/index.php?id=61| archive-date = 2007-07-06| title = Tr nere gennem tiden}} </ref>
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