John McGinley (footballer)

John McGinley (born 11 June 1959)[2] is an English professional footballer who scored 18 goals from 131 appearances in the Football League playing on the left wing or as a forward for Sunderland, Lincoln City, Rotherham United, Hartlepool United and Doncaster Rovers.[3]

For the Scottish footballer, see John McGinlay.

John McGinley
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-06-11) 11 June 1959
Place of birth Rowlands Gill, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Left wing / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Ashington
1980–1982 Gateshead
1982 Sunderland 3 (0)
1982 Gateshead 0 (0)
1982–1984 Charleroi
1984–1986 Lincoln City 71 (11)
1986–1987 Rotherham United 4 (0)
1987 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
1987–1989 Lincoln City 41 (7)
1989–1990 Doncaster Rovers 10 (0)
1990 → Boston United (loan) 16 (10)
1990–1992 Boston United 43 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

McGinley was born in Rowlands Gill, then in County Durham. He played non-League football for Ashington[4] and Gateshead[5][6] before signing for First Division club Sunderland in early 1982. McGinley made his Football League debut on 10 February 1982 in the starting eleven for a 2–0 home defeat to Stoke City,[7] but spent only four months with Sunderland, making just three first-team appearances, before rejoining Gateshead.[8]

He played in Belgium for Charleroi before returning to England for two spells with Lincoln City either side of brief appearances for Rotherham United and Hartlepool United.[3] Lincoln were relegated from the Fourth Division in 1987, but returned to the League at their first attempt, winning the Conference title in the 1987–88 season; McGinley and Phil Brown were their joint leading scorers with 20 goals apiece in all competitions.[2] McGinley finished his League career in the 1989–90 season with Doncaster Rovers, then played for Boston United in the Conference.[9]

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References
  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
  2. "John McGinley". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 21 April 2010. Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu.
  3. "John McGinley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  4. "Famous Players from Ashington". Ashington A.F.C. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  5. "Gateshead F.C. 1980/81". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Alan Percival. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  6. "Players A to Z 1979–1990". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Alan Percival. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  7. "Player details: John McGinley". The Statcat. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  8. "On This Day: May". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  9. "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – The Original Website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
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