fullname youthclubs years death_date youthyears clubs birth_place caps goals nationalteam height position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
alfred mcmichael cliftonville f.c. 194 ? -- 1945 1950-1963 7 january 2006 194 ? -- 1945 cliftonville f.c. newcastle united belfast , northern ireland 433 1 northern ireland 5 10 defender 40 1949 -- 1960 1 october 1927 alf mcmichael
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alf mcmichael

alfred `` alf '' mcmichael -lrb- 1 october 1927 -- 7 january 2006 -rrb- was a footballer who played as a left-back .
belfast-born `` alf '' mcmichael began his career at linfield , before signing for newcastle united in 1949 .
he remained at newcastle until 1962 , appearing 431 times and scoring once for the club .
he was part of the team that won the 1952 fa cup , after his disappointment of missing the final the year before through injury .
at one point he was considered the best left-back in britain and was a popular player amongst newcastle supporters .
he represented northern ireland 40 times .
