Frederick Thomas Macquire (21 November 1936 – 9 April 2025, also (mistakenly) referred to as MacGuire or MacQuire) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family The son of Frederick James Charles Macquire (1900–1963),Deaths: Macquire, The Age, (Saturday, 9 February 1963), p.21. and Ellen Cecilia Macquire (1900–1945), née Jenkins,Death Notice: Macquire (nee Jenkins), The Argus, (Friday, 13 July 1945), p.2;Death Notice: Macquire (nee Jenkins), The Age, (Friday, 13 July 1945), p.6. Frederick Macquire was born 21 November 1936.

In business with his father, Macquire was both a professional fishmongerMoses, K., "Recruits, Liniment Move in at North", The Argus, (Tuesday, 1 March 1955), p.20; City Budget-Balancers Try the Markets . . and Zero Hour's 11 O'Clock, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 September 1951), p.20; Macquire Seafoods: End of an Era, Seafood News, Vol.7, No.9, (November 2009), p.3. and a professional bookmaker – as a bookmaker, his father was widely known as "Fishy" Macquire.VRC Announces New Fielders in Paddock Ring, The Argus, (Friday, 13 June 1947), p.9; Indemnity Sought in Bets Tax Case, The Argus, (Friday, 25 March 1955), p.9; Moon, T., "Bookies? I Like Them — Premier", The Argus, (Thursday, 16 August 1956), p.16.

Football

At 16, he was playing at centre half-forward for North-West in the semi-finals of Melbourne's Sunday Amateur Football League (SAFL): "a high-flyer that has bundles of pace, [Macquire] can be a match-winner. … If [Collingwood's half-back players] can hold this brilliant footballer, then they'll be half-way to victory."Bye, P., "North-West to Beat Magpies", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 7 August 1954), p.8.

He was listed as "Supplementary" on North Melbourne's Training List for 1956;League Training Lists: North Melbourne, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1956), p.18 and he played for the Second XVII in the first three rounds of 1956.'How we do it at North', The Argus, (Tuesday, 6 May 1956), p.17. Having been the best North Melbourne player in the Second XVII team's loss to Essendon—Essendon 12.25 (97), North Melbourne 9.5 (59) -- in Round 3,League Seconds Details, The Age, (Monday, 30 April 1956), p.13. he played his first senior match for North Melbourne in Round 4, on Saturday, 5 May 1956, against Carlton, on the half-back flank,How Your Team Will Line Up, The Argus, (Friday, 4 May 1956), p.23. at Princes Park.North Changes, The Age, (Friday, 4 May 1956), p.12. In his ninth senior match (Round 12, 7 July 1956), he was selected as 20th man against St Kilda at the Junction Oval. He came on after half-time, and was almost immediately involved in a tussle with St Kilda's Jack McDonald. McDonald was reported for punching Macquire, and was subsequently suspended for four weeks.An uppercut ousts Saint for 4 weeks, The Argus, (Wednesday, 11 July 1956), p.22; St Kilda Man Out for Four Weeks, The Age, (Wednesday, 11 July 1956), p.16. In the Round 16 match, against Fitzroy, played at Arden Street, on Saturday, 4 August 1956, Macquire broke a bone in his hand, and was not able to play until the next season.Carroll May Not Play Again This Season, The Age, (Monday, 6 August 1956), p.18; It Wasn't a Good Shepherd — It Broke His Arm, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 August 1956), p.15.

On 21 September 1957 he played on the half-forward flank for the North Melbourne Second XVIII team that defeated Fitzroy and won the VFL Seconds' Premiership by four points: North Melbourne 14.13 (97); Fitzroy 13.15 (93). He kicked three goals, and was one of the best on the ground.North Seconds Side Stronger, The Age, (Friday, 20 September 1957), p.30; Improved North for Seconds' Flag, The Age, (Saturday, 21 September 1957), p.16; Carter, R., "Game Last-Quarter Bid Lands Win for North", The Age, (Monday, 23 September 1957), p.16.

At the beginning of the 1960 season, North Melbourne removed Macquire from its training list on the grounds that he had retired.League Training Lists: North Melbourne, The Age, (Monday, 11 April 1960), p.22.

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