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{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer (1927-2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alf McMichael
| image =
| fullname = Alfred McMichael
| birth_date  = {{birth date|df=y|1927|10|1}}
| birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
| death_date  = {{death date and age|df=y|2006|1|7|1927|10|1}}
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = [[Left back]] 
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 194?–1945
| youthclubs1 = [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]
| years1 = 1945–1950 
| years2 = 1950–1963 
| clubs1 = [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
| clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 402  
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 1  
| nationalyears1 = 1949–1960
| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 40  
| nationalgoals1 = 0 
| manageryears1 = 1963–1969
| managerclubs1 = [[Gateshead United F.C.|South Shields]]
| manageryears2 = 1971–1972
| managerclubs2 = [[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]
}}
[[File:Newcastle United F.C. 1960.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Newcastle United F.C.]] in 1960 with these players – from the left, standing: [[Jimmy Scoular|James "Jimmy" Scoular]], [[Dick Keith|Richard Matthewson "Dick" Keith]], Bryan Harvey ([[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]), [[Bob Stokoe]], [[:en:Alf McMichael|Alf McMichael]] and [[George Eastham]]; crouched: "Terry" W. L. Marshall, [[Ivor Allchurch|Ivor J. Allchurch]], [[Len White|Leonard Roy "Len" White]], [[John McGuigan]] and [[Liam Tuohy (footballer)|Liam Tuohy]].]]
'''Alfred McMichael''' (1 October 1927 – 7 January 2006) was a [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left back]].

[[Belfast]]-born McMichael began his career at [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]], before signing for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 433 times and scoring once for the club. He was part of the team that won the [[1952 FA Cup final]], 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 United supporters.

He represented [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] 40 times.

After retiring from playing, he managed [[Gateshead United F.C.|South Shields]] from 1963 until 1969, guiding them to the [[North Regional League]] title in 1966–67.<ref name=H1>[https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/history-of-south-shields-fc/ History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814130543/https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/history-of-south-shields-fc/ |date=14 August 2020 }} South Shields F.C.</ref>

==Honours==

===As a player===
'''Newcastle United'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1951–52 FA Cup|1951–52]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=490}}</ref>

===As a manager===
'''South Shields'''
*North Regional League: 1966–67

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060324070442/http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa.html?newsID=882 Obituary from PFA]
* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/alfmcmichael}}
* {{NFT|20461}}

{{Northern Ireland Squad 1958 World Cup}}
{{Bangor F.C. managers}}

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[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Linfield F.C. players]]
[[Category:Newcastle United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Association footballers from Belfast]]
[[Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Men's association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:Association football managers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Gateshead United F.C. managers]]


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