Owen McNally

Owen McNally (20 June 1906 – 1973) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his senior career with Celtic but his first team opportunities were restricted by Jimmy McGrory. After loans spells with Arthurlie and Hamilton Academical, he left the club and embarked on a nomadic playing career that included spells in Ireland, Switzerland and the English Football League.

Owen McNally
Personal information
Full name Owen McNally
Date of birth (1906-06-20)20 June 1906
Place of birth Denny, Scotland
Date of death 1973 (aged 66–67)
Place of death Denny, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Denny Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1930 Celtic 11 (3)
1927–1928 → Arthurlie (loan)
1929 → Hamilton (loan) 10 (7)
1930–1931 Bray Unknowns (21)
1931–1932 Cardiff City 6 (0)
1932–1933 Bray Unknowns (2)
1933 Norwich City 0 (0)
1933–1934 Lausanne
1934–1935 Stenhousemuir
1935 Sligo Rovers
1935–1936 Lisburn Distillery
1936–1937 Leicester City 16 (7)
1937–1938 Calais
1938–1939 Shamrock Rovers (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

After playing for junior side Denny Hibernian,[2] McNally joined Celtic and made his professional debut on 9 April 1927 in a 3–3 draw with Dundee United.[3] At the start of the following season, he was loaned to Scottish Second Division side Arthurlie. On 1 October 1927, he scored eight goals in a single match during a 10–0 victory over Armadale, the joint record for the most goals scored by a single player in a Scottish Football League match.[4][5][6] After a prolific season with Arthurlie,[1] he returned to Celtic for the 1927–28 season. He scored his first goal for the club against Hamilton Academical but made only two appearances during the season as he struggled to displace Jimmy McGrory from the first team.[3][2] After a further season behind McGrory and a loan spell with Hamilton, he decided to move on, signing for Irish side Bray Unknowns.[1] In the 1930–31 season, he finished as the club's top goalscorer with 21 league goals as they finished eighth.[7]

In 1931, he signed for Cardiff City. However, after playing in five consecutive matches without scoring at the start of the 1930–31 season, he was replaced by Albert Keating.[8] He made one further appearance before returning to Bray Unknowns soon after.[2] He returned to the Football League in 1933 for a brief spell with Norwich City but was unable to break into the first team.[2] He later played for Swiss side Lausanne, Stenhousemuir, Sligo Rovers and Lisburn Distillery.[2]

In January 1936, he joined Football League Second Division side Leicester City for a fee of £1000.[1] He made his debut for the club on 30 January 1936 in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest and went on to score seven goals in sixteen league appearances.[9] He eventually lost his place in the side to Jack Bowers and left to join French side Calais before finishing his career with Shamrock Rovers.[1] He finished the 1939–40 season as Rovers' top goalscorer with fourteen league goals as they finished as winners of the League of Ireland.[10]

Honours

Shamrock Rovers[10]

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References
  1. Dave Smith; Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils & Foxes: The Official, Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1905411944.
  2. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 126. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  3. "Owen McNally". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. "History". Arthurlie F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. John Cairney (2011). Heroes are Forever: The Life and Times of Celtic Legend Jimmy McGrory. Random House. ISBN 9781845961039.
  6. "Jimmy McGrory". Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. "Football League of Ireland 1929–30 to 1938–39" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 33. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  9. "Owen McNally". foxestalk.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  10. "Football League of Ireland 1939–40 to 1948–49" (PDF). historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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