English 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]
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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