Tom McNab

{{short description|Scottish-born New Zealand footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use British English|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tom McNab | image = | caption = | fullname = Thomas McNab | height = | position = Wing-half; Centre-half | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|07|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|04|05|1933|07|15|df=y}} | death_place = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Baillieston Juniors | years1 = 1951–1954 | clubs1 = Partick Thistle | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1954–1955 | clubs2 = Nottingham Forest | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1955–1957 | clubs3 = Partick Thistle | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1957–1959 | clubs4 = Wrexham | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 1959–1961 | clubs5 = Barrow AFC | caps5 = 44 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 1961–1964 | clubs6 = East Stirlingshire | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 1964–1973 | clubs7 = Eastern Suburbs | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1974 | clubs8 = Metro College AFC | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1967–1969 | nationalteam1 = New Zealand | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }} '''Tom McNab''' (July 15, 1933 – April 5, 2006) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.<ref name=aapp>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=24 Sep 2009}}</ref>

McNab, who captained and Auckland select side against visiting Manchester United in 1967,<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10376504 |title=Former NZ soccer captain Tom McNab dies - Soccer - NZ Herald News |publisher=Nzherald.co.nz |date= 7 April 2006|accessdate=2011-11-30}}</ref> made his full All Whites debut in a 3–5 loss to Australia on 5 November 1967<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=24 Sep 2009}}</ref> and ended his international playing career with five A-international caps to his credit,<ref name=aapp /><ref name="agoal">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|title=A-International Scorers - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=24 Sep 2009}}</ref> his final cap an appearance in a 0–0 draw New Caledonia on 25 July 1969.<ref name=alup />

== Personal life == Following his retirement from football, McNab was injured in a workplace accident and spent the remainder of his life in a wheelchair. He died on 5 April 2006, aged 72.<ref name=obit />

== Honours == '''Wrexham''' * Welsh Cup: 1956–57<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=4478 | title = Swansea City 1 : Wrexham 2 ; Welsh Cup (Final) | publisher=Wrexham AFC Archive | access-date=24 Sep 2023}}</ref>

'''Eastern Suburbs''' * Chatham Cup: 1965, 1968<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2022/08/24/football-loses-three-time-chatham-cup-winner-who-was-always-a-gentleman/ | title=Football loses three-time Chatham Cup winner who was always a gentleman| work=Friends of Football|date=24 August 2022 |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>

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