Brian McGinty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian McGinty | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1993 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1997 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Hull City | 53 | (6) |
| 1999 | Scarborough | 8 | (0) |
| 1999 | Airdrieonians | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | Portadown | ||
| 2000 | Dumbarton | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Cumnock | ||
| 2001–2007 | St Mirren | 110 | (16) |
| 2006 | → Dundee (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Irvine Meadow | ||
| 2011–2014 | Pollok | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bellshill Athletic | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:02, 5 June 2015 (UTC). | |||
Brian McGinty (born 10 December 1976) is a former Scottish professional footballer. After beginning his career with Rangers in the Scottish Football League Premier Division he later played league football in both Scotland and England.
Career
Born in East Kilbride, McGinty came through the youth system at Rangers. He made his Premier Division debut in January 1995 against Partick Thistle but only made a further three appearances in as many seasons.[1] Former Rangers striker Mark Hateley signed McGinty for Hull City in November 1997 and he played over fifty games for the club before leaving for Conference side Scarborough on a short term deal in August 1999.[2]
McGinty returned to Scotland for a spell at Airdrie but moved on to Irish League side Portadown where he broke his leg in April 2000.[3][4] On his recovery, McGinty played one match for Dumbarton in August 2000 but he signed for Cumnock Juniors later that month.[5]
McGinty stepped back up to senior football when Tom Hendrie signed him for St Mirren in November 2001.[6] In spite of injury problems which included a Bell's palsy affliction in 2002–03, he appeared 137 times in all competitions for the Paisley side before his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in April 2007.[7][8]
McGinty dropped back to the Junior grade with Irvine Meadow in the summer of 2007.[9] In a successful period for the Ayrshire side, he won league titles in 2009 and 2011 and was part of the first Junior side to face an SPL side in the Scottish Cup when Meadow reached the fourth round in 2009–10.[10] McGinty moved on to fellow Junior side Pollok in June 2011, and became part of the coaching staff under manager Stephen Docherty in October 2013.[11] A further move to Bellshill Athletic in January 2014 saw him become manager of the club almost exactly a year later when incumbent boss Robert Downs joined Arthurlie.[12][13]
McGinty left Bellshill in May 2015 having led the club to promotion to the West of Scotland Super League First Division.[14]
References
- ↑ Sinnet, Bobby; Jamieson, Thomas. "McGinty, Brian". Fitbastats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cup trial leading into unknown". York Press. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Hamilton, Billy (6 November 1999). "Falkirk v Airdrieonians". The Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "McGinty Blow for Ports". The News Letter (Highbeam). 28 April 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Top two facing a battle". The Herald. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ McHugh, Joe (4 August 2002). "McGINTY: I'LL MAKE MOST OF IT". Sunday Mirror (The Free Library). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Haggerty, Anthony (9 May 2003). "I was shattered when docs said I had Bell's palsy says St Mirren's Brian McGinty". Daily Record (The Free Library). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "St Mirren striker McGinty leaves". BBC Sport. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ↑ "Penicuik take centre stage in Junior Cup". The Scotsman. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (10 January 2010). "Hibernian 3 Irvine Meadow 0: Junior side’s display adds weight to those demanding proper pyramid system in Scottish football". The Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Parks, Gordon (9 October 2013). "Former Airdrie star Stephen Docherty appointed as manager at Pollok". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (31 January 2014). "Monti's a maybe as Macca seeks out Seniors for Lok". Evening Times. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Bellshill athletic new team manager". Twitlonger. Bellshill Athletic FC. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (25 May 2015). "Brian McGinty quits as Bellshill Athletic boss". Evening Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.