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{{Short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Michael McGarry
| image                =
| fullname             = Michael Daniel McGarry
| height               = <!--{{height|m=1.75}}-->
| position             = [[Midfielder]]
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1965|05|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place          = [[Mosgiel]], [[New Zealand]]
| death_date           =
| death_place          =
| currentclub          = [[Mosgiel (soccer)|Mosgiel]]
| clubnumber           =
| youthyears1       = |youthclubs1 =
| youthyears2       = |youthclubs2 =
| years1            = 1986–1987 |caps1 =    |goals1 =   |clubs1 = [[Dunedin City AFC|Dunedin City]]
| years2            = 1988      |caps2 =    |goals2 =   |clubs2 = [[Mosgiel (soccer)|Mosgiel]]
| years3            = 1989      |caps3 = 17 |goals3 = 2 |clubs3 = [[Sydney Olympic]]
| years4            = 1989–1990 |caps4 =    |goals4 =   |clubs4 = [[Christchurch United]]
| years5            = 1991–1995 |caps5 =    |goals5 =   |clubs5 = [[Roslyn-Wakari]]
| years6            = 1996–1997 |caps6 =    |goals6 =   |clubs6 = [[Miramar Rangers]]
| years7            = 1998–2000 |caps7 =    |goals7 =   |clubs7 = [[Southland Spirit FC|Spirit FC]]
| years8            = 2001–2011 |caps8 =    |goals8 =   |clubs8 = [[Mosgiel (soccer)|Mosgiel]]
| totalcaps         = |totalgoals =
| nationalyears1    = 1986–1997   |nationalcaps1 = 54  |nationalgoals1 = 12  |nationalteam1 =[[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]
| manageryears1        = | managerclubs1        =
| manageryears2        = | managerclubs2        =
| pcupdate             =
| ntupdate             =
}}

'''Michael McGarry''' (born 17 May 1965) was a New Zealand [[association football]]er who frequently represented the [[New Zealand national football team]] in the 1980s and 1990s.

==Club career==
His senior career began with [[Dunedin City AFC|Dunedin City]] and later [[Mosgiel (soccer)|Mosgiel]], before he moved to Australia to join [[Sydney Olympic]] in the [[National Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/M/MCA.html|title=Australian Player Database|author=|publisher=OzFootball|date=|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> He returned to New Zealand after a single season to join [[Christchurch United]] where he won back-to-back [[Chatham Cup#Jack Batty Memorial Cup|Jack Batty Memorial Trophies]] contesting the [[Chatham Cup]] final on the winning side in 1989 and the losing side in 1990.<ref>[http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id152.htm Domestic Football – Chatham Cup]</ref>

==International career==
McGarry scored in his full [[All Whites]] début in a 4–2 win over [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] on 17 September 1986<ref name=alup>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=12 February 2009}}</ref> and ended his international playing career having pulled on the [[All Whites|all white]] shirt 87 times,<ref name="ODT_81872">{{cite news |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/81872/football-huge-boost-prospect-mcgarry |title=Football: Huge boost in prospect- McGarry |author=McMurran, Alistair |date=13 November 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> including 54 A-international caps in which he scored 12 goals,<ref name=aapp>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate=7 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="agoal">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archivedate=16 June 2009 }}</ref> earning his final cap in a 0–5 loss to [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] on 21 September 1997.<ref name=alup />

== Personal life ==

He is the father of [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] international [[James McGarry (footballer)|James McGarry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d8e87188-4a56-407d-a611-222a80f1694e/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=U-17 duo earn 'Nix contracts|publisher=oceaniafootball.com|date=11 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055404/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d8e87188-4a56-407d-a611-222a80f1694e/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheshire |first=Jeff |date=2019-11-06 |title=McGarry among new caps in All Whites |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/mcgarry-among-new-caps-all-whites |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Since retirement, McGarry has taught at [[Otago Boys' High School]] where he has overseen a successful period in the school's footballing history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Pat  |date=2019-07-09 |title=Toilet paper sales fund a Kanga Cup title shot |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6265170/toilet-paper-sales-fund-a-kanga-cup-title-shot/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}</ref> In 2015 he took leave from the school to coordinate operations for the 2015 [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hepburn |first=Steve |date=2015-05-05 |title=Football: McGarry subbed on as manager |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/fifa-u-20-world-cup-2015/football-mcgarry-subbed-manager |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|37159|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]]
|1986||4||1
|-
|1987||4||4
|-
|1988||10||5
|-
|1990||2||0
|-
|1991||4||0
|-
|1992||4||2
|-
|1993||3||0
|-
|1995||9||0
|-
|1996||6||0
|-
|1997||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!12
|}

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGarry goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Michael McGarry
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|17 September 1986}}
|[[Churchill Park, Lautoka|Churchill Park]], [[Lautoka]], Fiji
|{{fb|Fiji}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fiji vs. New Zealand|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/35770/Fiji_New_Zealand.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|7 November 1987}}
|[[Apia Park]], [[Apia]], Samoa
|{{fb|Western Samoa}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|[[1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|1988 Summer Olympics qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Western Samoa vs. New Zealand|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/34435/Samoa_New_Zealand.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|13 November 1987}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Western Springs Stadium]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Western Samoa}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|12–0
|rowspan="3"|1988 Summer Olympics qualification	
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Western Samoa|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/34436/New_Zealand_Samoa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|13 March 1988}}
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia
|{{fb|Australia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|1988 Summer Olympics qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33335/Australia_New_Zealand.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|20 March 1988}}
|[[Queen Elizabeth II Park]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
|{{fb|Chinese Taipei}}	
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|1988 Summer Olympics qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Taiwan|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33626/New_Zealand_Taiwan.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|23 March 1988}}
|[[Athletic Park, Wellington|Athletic Park]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand
|{{fb|Australia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|1988 Summer Olympics qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33337/New_Zealand_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|21 June 1988}}
|[[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia
|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33501/New_Zealand_Saudi_Arabia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|23 June 1988}}
|Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	
|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33502/New_Zealand_Saudi_Arabia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|1 July 1992}}
|rowspan="2"|Auckland, New Zealand
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Vanuatu}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8–0
|rowspan="2"|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Vanuatu|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30444/New_Zealand_Vanuatu.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{FIFA player|95773|Michael McGarry}}

{{Jack Batty Memorial Cup winners}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGarry, Michael}}
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