John McGuire | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Peter McGuire | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1954 | ||
Original team(s) | Northam | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1973–1979 | East Perth | 85 (19) | |
1980–1983 | Perth | 27 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. |
John Peter McGuire (born 14 July 1954) is a former Australian rules football player and cricketer. He is of Aboriginal descent.
McGuire attended Guildford Grammar School between 1970 and 1972. He and his wife Karen share a son and a daughter. [1] [2]
McGuire played most of his career for Mount Lawley District Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket and is second in the all-time runscoring list for the first grade competition, scoring 10,004 runs. He also holds several club records, including the most career runs (9204) and the most career catches (160). [3]
In January 1988 he captained a team of Aboriginal players who played a Prime Minister's XI personally captained by Bob Hawke. The team later in the year toured England to mark the Australian Bicentenary. [4] [5] [6] [7]
McGuire played 85 games for East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League, including the 1978 premiership-winning team. [2] [8] [9]
He then transferred to the Perth Football Club in 1980.
Surname misspelt as Maguire
John McGuire | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | John Peter McGuire | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1954 | ||
Original team(s) | Northam | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1973–1979 | East Perth | 85 (19) | |
1980–1983 | Perth | 27 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. |
John Peter McGuire (born 14 July 1954) is a former Australian rules football player and cricketer. He is of Aboriginal descent.
McGuire attended Guildford Grammar School between 1970 and 1972. He and his wife Karen share a son and a daughter. [1] [2]
McGuire played most of his career for Mount Lawley District Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket and is second in the all-time runscoring list for the first grade competition, scoring 10,004 runs. He also holds several club records, including the most career runs (9204) and the most career catches (160). [3]
In January 1988 he captained a team of Aboriginal players who played a Prime Minister's XI personally captained by Bob Hawke. The team later in the year toured England to mark the Australian Bicentenary. [4] [5] [6] [7]
McGuire played 85 games for East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League, including the 1978 premiership-winning team. [2] [8] [9]
He then transferred to the Perth Football Club in 1980.
Surname misspelt as Maguire