Name: John Harold McCawBorn: 17 March 1906
Died: 14 August 1982
Position: Outside-Left
Representative Honours: Ireland: 6 Full Caps / 1 Goal (1927-1931); Irish League: 4 Caps / 1 Goal (1927-1930).
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion; Irish Cup Winner 1929/30, 1930/31; City Cup Winner; Gold Cup Winner; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1927/28, 1929/30, 1931/32.
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Biography:
Harold McCaw spent eight glorious seasons with Linfield. In his time at Windsor the flying winger picked up every honour available. He was part of the famous Blues forward-line that read: Houston – McCracken – Bambrick – Matthews – McCaw, remaining life-long friend and goal partner to Billy Houston.
Capped six times by Ireland, McCaw scored his only goal against Scotland in 1930. That goal, direct from a corner-kick, was scant consolation for the Irish side who were outclassed 3-1 by a gifted Scottish eleven. He enjoyed no more luck in his four inter-league appearances. His only goal for the Irish League was a second-half consolation in a 9-1 hammering by the Football League in Newcastle.
Ireland Cap Details:
09-04-1927 Wales... A D 2-2 BC
21-02-1928 France.. A L 0-4 FR
22-02-1930 Scotland A L 1-3 BC 1 Goal
20-10-1930 England. A L 1-5 BC
21-02-1931 Scotland H D 0-0 BC
22-04-1931 Wales... A L 2-3 BC
Summary: 6/1. Won 0, Drew 2, Lost 4.
Images below courtesy of the Northern Ireland Football Museum Facebook page
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