Ron McGarry
| Date of birth | 05 December 1937 |
| Place of birth | Whitehaven |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Inside forward |
With Newcastle United, 2nd Division Champion 1965. Nicknamed 'Cassius' due to his bustling style, Ron was recruited by Joe Harvey in 1962 to lead United out of the Second Division. The mission was achieved in 1965 but Ron struggled to make the same impact in the top flight.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workington | 01 Oct 1958 | 01 Feb 1962 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 01 Feb 1962 | 01 Dec 1962 | |
| Newcastle United | 01 Dec 1962 | 01 Mar 1967 | |
| Barrow | 01 Mar 1967 | 01 Sep 1970 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 1962-63 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 18 | 6 |
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| 1963-64 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 1963-64 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 31 | 10 |
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| 1964-65 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1964-65 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1964-65 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 31 | 16 |
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| 1965-66 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1965-66 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1965-66 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 21 | 2 |
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| 1966-67 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1966-67 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1966-67 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 17 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1962 | Newcastle United v Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Dec 1962 | Portsmouth v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Mar 1963 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1963 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | W | 1-6 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 09 Mar 1963 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Mar 1963 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 5-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 16 Mar 1963 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Mar 1963 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1963 | Newcastle United v Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1963 | Luton Town v Newcastle United | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Apr 1963 | Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Apr 1963 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Apr 1963 | Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Apr 1963 | Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Apr 1963 | Newcastle United v Bury | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 May 1963 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | W | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 04 May 1963 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 May 1963 | Newcastle United v Walsall | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 11 May 1963 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Aug 1963 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Aug 1963 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Aug 1963 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Sep 1963 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Sep 1963 | Newcastle United v Southampton | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Sep 1963 | Grimsby Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Sep 1963 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Sep 1963 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | L | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Sep 1963 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 3-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 28 Sep 1963 | Leyton Orient v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Oct 1963 | Newcastle United v Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1963 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Oct 1963 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Oct 1963 | Portsmouth v Newcastle United | L | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Nov 1963 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Nov 1963 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 09 Nov 1963 | Newcastle United v Cardiff City | L | 0-4 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Jan 1964 | Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Newcastle United v Grimsby Town | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Feb 1964 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Feb 1964 | Rotherham United v Newcastle United | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Feb 1964 | Newcastle United v Swindon Town | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1964 | Northampton Town v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Mar 1964 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Mar 1964 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Mar 1964 | Cardiff City v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1964 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1964 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Apr 1964 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Apr 1964 | Newcastle United v Rotherham United | W | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Apr 1964 | Newcastle United v Bury | L | 0-4 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1964 | Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Apr 1964 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Aug 1964 | Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Aug 1964 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1964 | Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Sep 1964 | Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Sep 1964 | Northampton Town v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Sep 1964 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Sep 1964 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Sep 1964 | Cardiff City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1964 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 26 Sep 1964 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Sep 1964 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Oct 1964 | Newcastle United v Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Oct 1964 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Nov 1964 | Newcastle United v Rotherham United | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Nov 1964 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Nov 1964 | Newcastle United v Derby County | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Nov 1964 | Swindon Town v Newcastle United | W | 1-6 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Dec 1964 | Newcastle United v Portsmouth | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Dec 1964 | Newcastle United v Northampton Town | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Dec 1964 | Southampton v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1964 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Dec 1964 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Jan 1965 | Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Jan 1965 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 1965 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | L | 5-4 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Newcastle United v Cardiff City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Feb 1965 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Feb 1965 | Newcastle United v Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Feb 1965 | Leyton Orient v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Feb 1965 | Newcastle United v Bury | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Mar 1965 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Mar 1965 | Rotherham United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1965 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Aug 1965 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1965 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1965 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1965 | Newcastle United v Northampton Town | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1965 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1965 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1965 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1965 | Newcastle United v Burnley | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1965 | Newcastle United v Peterborough United | L | 3-4 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 09 Oct 1965 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1965 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1965 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1965 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | L | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1965 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Jan 1966 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Chester v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 29 Jan 1966 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Feb 1966 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1966 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 26 Feb 1966 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1966 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1966 | Newcastle United v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1966 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1966 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1966 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1966 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1966 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1966 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1966 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1966 | Newcastle United v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1966 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 17 Sep 1966 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1966 | Newcastle United v Fulham | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1966 | Everton v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1966 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1966 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1966 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 6-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1966 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1966 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1967 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1967 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 25 Feb 1967 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1967 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.