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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence McDermott | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-12-08)8 December 1951 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1973 | Bury | 90 | (8) |
| 1973–1974 | Newcastle United | 56 | (6) |
| 1974–1982 | Liverpool | 232 | (54) |
| 1982–1984 | Newcastle United | 74 | (12) |
| 1985 | Cork City | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | APOEL | 50 | (1) |
| Total | 509 | (82) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | England U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1978 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1977–1982 | England | 25 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Celtic (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2012 | Huddersfield Town (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Birmingham City (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terence McDermott (born 8 December 1951) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. Nicknamed"Terry Mac",[1] he is best known as a member of theLiverpool team of the 1970s and early 1980s, where he won threeEuropean Cups and fiveFirst Division titles. Either side of his time atAnfield, he played forNewcastle United, with his second stint seeing him reunite with former Liverpool teammateKevin Keegan. Internationally, he was capped 25 times forEngland, and was part of theUEFA Euro 1980 and the1982 FIFA World Cup squads.
McDermott has had an extensive coaching career, returning to Newcastle to be Keegan's assistant manager, and would be kept on followingKenny Dalglish's appointment as manager. He joinedCeltic in 1999 to beJohn Barnes' assistant. McDermott returned to Newcastle again to be one ofGraeme Souness' assistants and remained with the club until 2008, which included a short reunion with Keegan. He then becameLee Clark's assistant atHuddersfield Town andBirmingham City.
McDermott joinedBury as a youngster in 1969. He made a total of 90 appearances and eight goals before joiningNewcastle United in 1973. ManagerJoe Harvey gave McDermott his Newcastle debut on 17 March 1973, atOld Trafford againstManchester United. He came off the bench but could not do anything to prevent Newcastle losing 2–1.
McDermott reached theFA Cup final in1974 againstLiverpool. However, Newcastle lost the match 3–0.
Liverpool bossBob Paisley, in his first season in charge after replacingBill Shankly, brought McDermott to Merseyside in November 1974. McDermott made his Liverpool debut on 16 November, as didPhil Neal, in aMerseyside derby againstEverton atGoodison Park. Neither side could break the deadlock with both sides sharing the points. McDermott's first goal came in a 1–1 league draw withBurnley atTurf Moor on 8 March 1975.
For the next two years, McDermott struggled to get into the team or hold down a place once given his chance. Liverpool won theLeague championship and theUEFA Cup in the1975–76 season but McDermott did not play in enough matches to pick up a League medal, although he was in the squad which won in Europe. Speculation mounted that he would move on in the summer of 1976, but instead he stayed atAnfield and became an integral part of thefollowing season's triumphs.
McDermott was a fixture in the 1977 side that retained the title. Meanwhile, his goal against Everton in the semi-final of theFA Cup, a turn and chip from the edge of the penalty area, was voted the "Goal of the Season" by theBBC.[2] That game finished 2–2, with Liverpool winning the replay. A subsequent success in aEuropean Cup semi-final meant that Liverpool had reached the finals of both the FA Cup and European Cup, which were scheduled to be played respectively atWembley and at Rome'sStadio Olimpico within four days of each other in May 1977. However, Liverpool were defeated in theFA Cup final by Manchester United, which ended their "treble" dream.[3] There was joy for McDermott four days later, though, when he opened the scoring in theEuropean Cup final againstBorussia Mönchengladbach as Liverpool won 3–1.[4]
On 6 December 1977, he scored ahat-trick in the second leg of Liverpool's victory over Hamburg in theUEFA Super Cup Final.[5]
Liverpool reached their firstLeague Cup final in1978 and this occasion was to prove memorable for McDermott for the wrong reasons. The first game at Wembley againstNottingham Forest ended goalless, but McDermott had a goal disallowed after the officials decided thatKenny Dalglish was in anoffside position when McDermott struck his shot. In the replay atOld Trafford, after Forest had opened the scoring with a hotly disputed penalty, McDermott scored what he thought was the equaliser with a well-struck drive, only for the officials to deny him again, claiming he had controlled the pass with his arm. Forest held on to win 1–0 and McDermott offered to swear on oath in an after-match interview that he had trapped the ball legally with his chest.
Consolation at missing out on the League Cup was found at the end of theseason when McDermott featured in the Liverpool team which retained theEuropean Cup thanks to a 1–0 win overClub Brugge at Wembley.[6]
Thefollowing season, McDermott scored one of Liverpool's most memorable goals.[7] It came at Anfield in a League match againstTottenham Hotspur on 2 September 1978. Liverpool were defending a corner which was cleared from their own penalty area to strikerDavid Johnson, who hit a long pass to the sprinting wingerSteve Heighway on the left flank as McDermott started to chase forward. Within just a few seconds, the ball 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 goal in a 7–0 win.
By the end of that season, McDermott and Liverpool were champions again and they retained the title in1980, with McDermott being voted thePFA Players' Player of the Year and theFWA Footballer of the Year - the first player to win both awards in the same season.[8] He scored another memorable goal against Tottenham that season, this time in the FA Cup atWhite Hart Lane, when he took a misplaced pass fromOsvaldo Ardiles on the right hand corner of the penalty area, flicked the ball into the air and hit a lob-volley into the far corner of the goal.
In1981, McDermott featured as Liverpool beatWest Ham United after a replay to win the League Cup for the first time.[9] Later that season, he appeared in the team that defeatedReal Madrid in theEuropean Cup final.[10][11] A further League title and League Cup followed in1982 but his place in the side was becoming less assured.
McDermott returned to Newcastle United in September 1982. At Newcastle, he featured alongside his former Liverpool teammateKevin Keegan, and youngstersChris Waddle andPeter Beardsley, as Newcastle won promotion back to the top flight ofEnglish football in 1984.[12] McDermott left Newcastle in January 1985 and moved abroad to play withCork City in Ireland.[13]
From 1985 to 1987, McDermott played for the Cypriot clubAPOEL, alongsideIan Moores, where he won theCypriot Championship and theCypriot Super Cup.
On 7 September 1977,Ron Greenwood gave McDermott his debut forEngland in a 0–0 friendly draw withSwitzerland atWembley Stadium. He opened his goalscoring account on 10 September 1980 during aWorld Cup qualifier at Wembley againstNorway. McDermott scored twice, including a penalty, as England won 4–0.
McDermott was selected for the England squad which travelled to the1980 European Championships in Italy. He played in two of the group games. McDermott was also picked for the England squad for the1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain but did not play, despite having featured in every qualifying game. He never played for England again and only featured as a substitute in one match for Liverpool the following season.
In his England career, he had been capped 25 times at senior level, and scored three goals.[14]
WhenKevin Keegan became manager of Newcastle on 5 February 1992, he recruited McDermott as his first team coach. Together, the two masterminded a return to the top of the English game for Newcastle, which included a close run to theLeague title in1996, eventually won by Manchester United. After Keegan resigned, McDermott stayed at Newcastle for a further season underKenny Dalglish. He left the club when Dalglish resigned and his successorRuud Gullit decided to bring in his own coach.
WhenJohn Barnes was appointed as head coach ofCeltic on 8 June 1999, he appointed McDermott as assistant head coach alongsideEric Black, before they were all sacked following theScottish Cup defeat byInverness Caledonian Thistle in February 2000.[15]
In 2005, McDermott returned to Newcastle after he was recruited by managerGraeme Souness to work as a coach. After the sacking of Souness in February 2006, McDermott stayed on under managersGlenn Roeder,Sam Allardyce and Keegan once again. When Keegan quit in September 2008, McDermott also left, along withAdam Sadler.[16]
On 19 December 2008, McDermott was named assistant manager ofLeague One sideHuddersfield Town, effectively becomingLee Clark's right-hand man.[17] Following the sacking of Clark in February 2012, McDermott was also sacked.[18] In June 2012, he joinedBirmingham City as Clark's assistant.[19] On 17 February 2014, it was widely reported that he and first-team coachDerek Fazackerley had left Birmingham;[20] this was later confirmed by the club.[21]
McDermott's sonsNeale andGreg also played football, formerly on the books ofGateshead. He also has a daughter named Rachel.[citation needed]
On 22 August 2021, he announced that he had been diagnosed withdementia.[22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe[a] | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bury | 1969–70 | Third Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Third Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 1971–72 | Fourth Division | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 90 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 101 | 10 | ||||
| Newcastle United | 1972–73 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 36 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 55 | 8 | ||
| 1974–75 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 19 | 0 | 89 | 10 | |||
| Liverpool | 1974–75 | First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1976–77 | First Division | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2[d] | 3 | 53 | 8 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 49 | 8 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[f] | 2 | 53 | 16 | |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 40 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1[f] | 1 | 60 | 22 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1[g] | 0 | 48 | 20 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 232 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 329 | 81 | ||
| Newcastle United | 1982–83 | Second Division | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 7 | |||
| Total | 74 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 80 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 452 | 80 | 42 | 9 | 48 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 599 | 115 | ||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle United |  | 8 January 1997 | 14 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.00 |
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