John McInally (footballer, born 1951)

John McInally
Personal information
Full name John Stewart McInally[1]
Date of birth (1951-09-26) 26 September 1951[1]
Place of birth Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972 Lincoln City 22 (0)
1972Colchester United (loan) 1 (0)
1972–1973 Colchester United 26 (0)
Braintree Town
Total 49 (0)
Teams managed
Braintree & Crittall Athletic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John Stewart McInally (born 26 September 1951) is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City and Colchester United. He began his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first-team.

Career

McInally, born in Gatehouse of Fleet, began his career with Manchester United, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.[1] In 1970, he signed for Lincoln City, making his debut on 19 December in a 2–1 away defeat to Brentford in the Fourth Division.[2] McInally made 22 Football League appearances for the Imps,[3] making his final appearance on 29 April 1972 in a 4–0 win at home to Chester.[2]

In November 1972, McInally signed for Colchester United on loan from Lincoln, making one appearance[1] in a 3–1 win against Southport on 10 November[4] before being signed permanently, making his second and full-time debut on 25 November in a 1–0 win against Reading at Elm Park.[5] He made 27 league appearances for the U's[6] and made his final appearance on 30 April 1973 in a 4–0 win at Layer Road against Gillingham.[7]

McInally left Colchester in the summer of 1973 joining Braintree & Crittall Athletic, where he would go on to become player-manager.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The Lincoln City FC Archives – John McInally". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. "LINCOLN CITY:1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–1 Southport". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. "Colchester United – Match details – Reading 0–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 4–0 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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