Peter McParland

Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager

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Born: April 25, 1934
Age in 2026: 92
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1934

About Peter McParland

Peter James McParland was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside left. He was the last surviving member of the Aston Villa team which won the 1957 FA Cup, in which game he scored twice. McParland was the first player to score in and win both English major domestic cup finals. McParland won 34 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals including the winner that sent the team into the World Cup quarter-finals in 1958. A fine header and striker of the ball, McParland holds a unique place in English football history as the first player to score in and win both English major domestic knockout finals. McParland also won the Second Division title in 1960 and the League Cup in 1961 with Aston Villa.

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Peter McParland timeline

1957He was the last surviving member of the Aston Villa team which won the 1957 FA Cup, in which game he scored twice.
1958McParland won 34 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals including the winner that sent the team into the World Cup quarter-finals in 1958.
1960McParland also won the Second Division title in 1960 and the League Cup in 1961 with Aston Villa.

The world when Peter McParland was born

Peter McParland was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

#1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
Top movieIt Happened One Night
Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
Defining fadShirley Temple mania
Notable inventionLaundromat
World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Peter McParland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1934	2026
Gas	$0.19	$3.45/gal
Average home	$4,900	$435,000
Average income	$2,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	126.4M	341 million

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