Career
Born in Dundee, McAnearney played in England for Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Bradford City, who he also briefly managed in 1968 with Tom Hallett. He later managed Rotherham United, Frickley Athletic, Scarborough and Hallam. He was also a coach with Wednesday and Leeds United.
In 1979, McAnearney founded the firm P J McAnearney Machine Tools, in Neepsend, Sheffield.