english football player and coach
For other people named Terry McDermott, see Terry McDermott ( disambiguation )
Terence McDermott ( behave 8 December 1951 ) is an english former football midfielder who was a member of the Liverpool team of the 1970s and early 1980s, in which he won three european Cups and five First Division titles. He was capped 25 times for England, and has had an extensive coach career with Newcastle United ( doubly ), Huddersfield Town and more recently, as adjunct coach of Birmingham City.

Playing career [edit ]

early on career [edit ]

McDermott joined Bury as a child in 1969. He made a sum of 90 appearances and eight goals before joining Newcastle United in 1973. Manager Joe Harvey gave McDermott his Newcastle debut on 17 March 1973, at Old Trafford against Manchester United. He came off the bench but could not do anything to prevent Newcastle losing 2–1. McDermott reached the FA Cup Final in 1974 against Liverpool. however, Newcastle lost the match 3–0 .

liverpool [edit ]

Liverpool boss Bob Paisley, in his first season in care after replacing Bill Shankly, brought McDermott to Merseyside in November 1974. McDermott made his Liverpool debut on 16 November, as did Phil Neal, in a Merseyside bowler hat against Everton at Goodison Park. Neither side could break the deadlock with both sides sharing the points. McDermott ‘s beginning goal came in a 1–1 league absorb with Burnley at Turf Moor on 8 March 1975. For the following two years, McDermott struggled to get into the team or hold down a place once given his chance. Liverpool won the League championship and the UEFA Cup in the 1975–76 season but McDermott did not play in enough matches to pick up a League decoration, although he was in the police squad which won in Europe. meditation mounted that he would move on in the summer of 1976, but rather he stayed at Anfield and became an integral part of the following season ‘s victory. McDermott was a fixture in the 1977 side that retained the claim. meanwhile, his finish against Everton in the semi-final of the FA Cup, a change by reversal and chip from the edge of the penalty area, was voted the ‘ Goal of the Season ‘ by the BBC. [ 1 ] That game finished 2–2, with Liverpool winning the replay. A subsequent success in a european Cup semi-final think of that Liverpool had reached the finals of both the FA Cup and european Cup, which were scheduled to be played respectively at Wembley and at Rome ‘s Stadio Olimpico within four days of each other in May 1977. however, Liverpool were defeated in the FA Cup Final by Manchester United, which ended their “ soprano ” dream. [ 2 ] There was joy for McDermott four days late, though, when he opened the score in the european Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach as Liverpool won 3–1. [ 3 ] On 6 December 1977, he scored a hat-trick in the moment peg of Liverpool ‘s victory over Hamburg in the UEFA Super Cup Final. [ 4 ] Liverpool reached their first gear League Cup final in 1978 and this occasion was to prove memorable for McDermott for the wrong reasons. The first plot at Wembley against Nottingham Forest ended scoreless, but McDermott had a goal disallowed after the officials decided that Kenny Dalglish was in an offside position when McDermott struck his shot. In the replay at Old Trafford, after Forest had opened the scoring with a heatedly disputed penalty, McDermott scored what he thought was the counterweight with a well-struck drive, only for the officials to deny him again, claiming he had controlled the fall with his branch. Forest held on to win 1–0 and McDermott offered to swear on oath in an after-match interview that he had trapped the musket ball legally with his breast. consolation at missing out on the League Cup was found at the end of the season when McDermott featured in the Liverpool team which retained the european Cup thanks to a 1–0 gain over Club Brugge at Wembley. [ 5 ] The following temper, McDermott scored one of Liverpool ‘s most memorable goals. [ 6 ] It came at Anfield in a League equal against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 September 1978. Liverpool were defending a corner which was cleared from their own penalty area to striker David Johnson, who hit a hanker happen to the sprint winger Steve Heighway on the leave flank as McDermott started to chase ahead. Within just a few seconds, the testis was in the Spurs net as Heighway raced down the line and crossed the ball, without stopping to control it, for McDermott to head home after a 70-yard run. This was the final finish in a 7–0 win. By the end of that season, McDermott and Liverpool were champions again and they retained the title in 1980, with McDermott being voted the PFA Players ‘ Player of the year and the FWA Footballer of the Year – the first actor to win both awards in the like season. [ 7 ] He scored another memorable goal against Tottenham that season, this prison term in the FA Cup at White Hart Lane, when he took a misplace elapse from Osvaldo Ardiles on the justly bridge player corner of the punishment sphere, flicked the ball into the air and hit a lob-volley into the far corner of the finish. In 1981, McDermott featured as Liverpool beat West Ham United after a replay to win the League Cup for the first time. [ 8 ] Later that temper, he appeared in the team that defeated Real Madrid in the european Cup Final. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] A farther League title and League Cup followed in 1982 but his invest in the english was becoming less assured .

late career [edit ]

McDermott returned to Newcastle United in September 1982. At Newcastle, he featured aboard his former Liverpool teammate Kevin Keegan and youngsters Chris Waddle and Peter Beardsley as Newcastle won promotion back to the top flight of English football in 1984. [ 11 ] McDermott left Newcastle in January 1985 and moved afield to play with Cork City in Ireland. [ 12 ] From 1985 to 1987, McDermott played for the Cypriot team APOEL aboard Ian Moores, where he won the Cypriot Championship and the Cypriot Super Cup .

International career [edit ]

On 7 September 1977, Ron Greenwood gave McDermott his debut for England in a 0–0 friendly draw with Switzerland at Wembley. He opened his goalscoring report on 10 September 1980 during a World Cup qualifier at Wembley against Norway. McDermott scored doubly, including a penalty, as England won 4–0.

McDermott was selected for the England team which travelled to the 1980 european Championships in Italy. He played in two of the group games. McDermott was besides picked for the England squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain but did not play, despite having featured in every qualify game. He never played for England again and only featured as a alternate in one match for Liverpool the following temper. In his England career, he had been capped 25 times at senior degree, and scored three goals. [ 13 ]

Coaching career [edit ]

When Kevin Keegan became coach of Newcastle on 5 February 1992, he recruited McDermott as his first team coach. in concert the two masterminded a tax return to the top of the english bet on for Newcastle which included a close ladder to the League entitle in 1996 which was won by Manchester United. After Keegan resigned, McDermott stayed at Newcastle for a promote season under Kenny Dalglish but left Newcastle when Dalglish resigned and substitute Ruud Gullit decided to bring in his own coach. When John Barnes was appointed as head bus of Celtic on 8 June 1999, he appointed McDermott as assistant head passenger car alongside Eric Black, before they were all sacked following the scots Cup kill by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in February 2000. [ 14 ] In 2005, McDermott returned to Newcastle after he was recruited by coach Graeme Souness to work as a coach. After the dismissal of Souness in February 2006, McDermott stayed on under managers Glenn Roeder, Sam Allardyce and Keegan once again. When Keegan quit in September 2008, McDermott besides left along with Adam Sadler. [ 15 ] On 19 December 2008, McDermott was named adjunct director of League One side Huddersfield Town, efficaciously becoming Lee Clark ‘s right-hand man. [ 16 ] Following the sacking of Clark in February 2012, McDermott was besides sacked. [ 17 ] In June 2012 he joined Birmingham City as Clark ‘s assistant. [ 18 ] On 17 February 2014, it was widely reported that he and first-team coach Derek Fazackerley had left Birmingham ; [ 19 ] the club stated they had “ no comment to issue on the matter at this moment in clock ”. [ 20 ]

personal life [edit ]

McDermott ‘s sons Neale and Greg besides played football, once on the books of Gateshead F.C. He besides has a daughter Rachel. [ citation needed ]. On 22 August 2021, he announced that he had been diagnosed with dementia. [ 21 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1972–73 First Division 9 1 – – 9 1
1973–74 36 4 – – 36 4
1974–75 12 1 – – 12 1
Liverpool 1974–75 First Division 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
1975–76 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
1976–77 26 1 5 1 0 0 7 2 38 4
1977–78 37 4 0 0 8 0 7 4 531 8
1978–79 37 8 7 0 1 0 4 0 49 8
1979–80 37 11 6 2 7 1 2 0 531 163
1980–81 40 13 2 1 9 1 8 6 601 223
1981–82 29 14 3 0 10 3 5 3 482 20
1982–83 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Newcastle United 1982–83 Second Division 32 6 – – 32 6
1983–84 42 6 – – 42 6
Career total 363 72 23 4 36 5 34 15 464 102
  • 1 – He also played in the FA Charity Shield
  • 2 – He also played in the Intercontinental Cup
  • 3 – He also scored in the FA Charity Shield

managerial statistics [edit ]

Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Newcastle United England 8 January 1997 14 January 1997 1 0 0 1 00.00

Honours [edit ]

Newcastle United
Liverpool
APOEL Nicosia
Individual

References [edit ]

bibliography [edit ]

  • Kelly, Stephen F. (1988). You’ll Never Walk Alone. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-19594-5.