William McGinnigle
Personal information
Full name William George McGinnigle
Date of birth 5 June 1892
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 11 October 1947(1947-10-11) (aged 55)
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Cambuslang Rangers
1918–1929 Hibernian  297 (4)
1918 → Celtic (loan)  1 (0)
– Coleraine  
International career
1924 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William George McGinnigle (5 June 1892 – 11 Oct 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back for Cambuslang Rangers, Hibernian, Celtic and Coleraine.[1]

He made 333 appearances for Hibs in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup[2] including two finals of the knockout competition (1923 and 1924, both ending in defeat).[3][4] In contrast, he played in only one league fixture for Celtic on an emergency loan due to wartime circumstances in 1918, which they won on the way to winning the championship by a single point.

He was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1924[5] and took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match a year earlier,[6] but never received a full international cap.

McGinnigle served in the British Army Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War and he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

References

  1. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ (Hibernian player) McGinnigle, William, FitbaStats
  3. ↑ "Scottish Cup Final". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1923. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  4. ↑ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  5. ↑ "[SFL player] M McGinnigle [sic]". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Football | International Trial Match, The Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1923
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.