Tommy McColl
{{Short description|Soccer player (born 1945)}}
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Thomas Gunn McColl (born 19 September 1945) is a former association football player who played as a forward. Born in Scotland, he represented Australia national team at international level.
Club career
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, McColl played his youth football for Dennistoun Juniors in Scotland.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/M/MCA.html|work=Australian Player Database|title=McColl, Thomas Gunn|publisher=OzFootball|access-date=17 May 2010}}
Between 1963 and 1964 he played 11 matches for Colchester United in England. He was sold to Chelsea for £7,500 in September 1964, though he made no senior appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=250|title=Player profile - Tommy McColl|publisher=Coludata|access-date=17 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813211218/http://coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=250|archive-date=13 August 2011}}
He later moved to Australia where he played for Adelaide Juventus and Melbourne Juventus.{{cite web|url=http://www.goalweekly.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=203:australias-second-attempt-at-world-cup-qualification&Itemid=141|last=Hay|first=Roy|title=Australia's Second Attempt At World Cup Qualification |publisher=Goal Weekly|access-date=17 May 2010}}
In late 1970 terms were agreed to the transfer of McColl from Melbourne Juventus to Auburn in Sydney for $6,000. In January 1971 when he had not arrived in Sydney, Auburn officials were told he was on his way to Sydney. It was later found that he was in Rhodesia where he had requested a transfer to Chibuku FC.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qqspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6172,11768864&dq=mccoll+auburn&hl=en|title=Auburn want McColl|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=30 October 1970 |page=17|access-date=18 May 2010 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WVEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=beUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6148,3865647|title=$6,000 Soccer buy disappears - Turns Up in Rhodesia |first=Alan |last=Speers |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 January 1971 |page=17|access-date=17 May 2010 }}
After playing several seasons in Rhodesia, McColl in 1975 appealed to FIFA to secure a release from Chibuku.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19750719&id=M08QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196,3840685|title=FIFA appeal by McColl |first=Laurie |last=Schwab| author-link = Laurie Schwab |newspaper=The Age|date=19 July 1975|page=28|access-date=17 May 2010 }}
In 1977 McColl signed for Frankston City in Melbourne.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j1kQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754,5729075|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125105514/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j1kQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754,5729075|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Soccer stars' club switch|first=Laurie |last=Schwab| author-link = Laurie Schwab |newspaper=The Age|date=27 January 1977|page=22|access-date=17 May 2010 }}
International career
McColl made his debut for Australia in November 1967 against New Zealand in Saigon. He played his final match in December 1969 against Israel in Tel Aviv having played 19 times for Australia and scoring eight goals.{{cite book|title=The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains|publisher=Football Federation Australia}}
Honours
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Australia men's international soccer players
Category:Colchester United F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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