Brian McGinty

Brian McGinty

Personal information
Full name	Brian McGinty [1]
Date of birth	(1976-12-10) 10 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	East Kilbride, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder/Striker
Youth career
0000–1994	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	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
Managerial career
2015	Bellshill Athletic
2016–2017	Rossvale
2017–2020	Irvine Meadow
2021–2023	Cumnock Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Brian McGinty (born 10 December 1976) is a Scottish former 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.

Playing 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. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5]} On his recovery, McGinty played one match for Dumbarton in August 2000 but he signed for Cumnock Juniors later that month. ^[6]

McGinty stepped back up to senior football when Tom Hendrie signed him for St Mirren in November 2001. ^[7] 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. ^{[8] [9]}

McGinty dropped back to the Junior grade with Irvine Meadow in the summer of 2007. ^[10] 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. ^[11] 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. ^[12]

Coaching career

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. ^{[13] [14]}

McGinty left Bellshill in May 2015 having led the club to promotion to the West of Scotland Super League First Division. ^[15] He re-entered the Junior game as Rossvale manager in March 2016 before returning to his former club, Irvine Meadow, as manager in October 2017 ^{[16] [17]} On 28 January 2020 he resigned his managerial position at Irvine Meadow. ^[18]

On 1 December 2021, after more than a year out of the game, McGinty was appointed manager of fellow West of Scotland Football League club Cumnock Juniors. ^[19] He left Cumnock in June 2023, citing health reasons for his departure. ^[20]

References

1. "Brian McGinty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. Sinnet, Bobby; Jamieson, Thomas. "McGinty, Brian". Fitbastats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
3. "Cup trial leading into unknown". York Press. 17 September 1999. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
4. Hamilton, Billy (6 November 1999). "Falkirk v Airdrieonians". The Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
5. "McGinty Blow for Ports". The News Letter. 28 April 2000.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Top two facing a battle". The Herald. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
7. McHugh, Joe (4 August 2002). "McGINTY: I'LL MAKE MOST OF IT". Sunday Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
8. 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.
9. "St Mirren striker McGinty leaves". BBC Sport. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
10. "Penicuik take centre stage in Junior Cup". The Scotsman. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
11. 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.
12. Parks, Gordon (9 October 2013). "Former Airdrie star Stephen Docherty appointed as manager at Pollok". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
13. O'Donnell, Jim (31 January 2014). "Monti's a maybe as Macca seeks out Seniors for Lok". Evening Times. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
14. "Bellshill athletic new team manager". Twitlonger. Bellshill Athletic FC. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
15. O'Donnell, Jim (25 May 2015). "Brian McGinty quits as Bellshill Athletic boss". Evening Times . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
16. O'Donnell, Jim (24 March 2016). "Former Rangers player Brian McGinty ends football exile to take the reins at Rossvale". Evening Times . Retrieved 25 June 2016.
17. "Former player Brian McGinty takes over Irvine Meadow hotseat". Irvine Times. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
18. "Brian McGinty quits Irvine Meadow". Irvine Times. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
19. "WoSFL: Cumnock announce Brian McGinty as new manager". Cumnock Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
20. "Cumnock Juniors: Brian McGinty leaves club due to health reasons". Cumnock Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Brian McGinty at Soccerbase