Frank McGrellis

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Frank McGrellis
Personal information
Full name Francis McGrellis
Date of birth (1958-10-05) 5 October 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1978 Coventry City 0 (0)
1978 → Huddersfield Town (loan) [1] 5 (0)
1978–1982 Hereford United [2] 85 (24)
1983–1986 Wits University
1987–1988 Brunswick Juventus 24 (4)
Managerial career
2001 Altona Magic SC
Southern Stars FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank McGrellis (born 5 October 1959) is a Scottish football player and coach. He played for Coventry City, Huddersfield Town and Hereford United in England and Wits University in South Africa before playing and coaching at state level in Australia.

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Playing career

McGrellis was born in Falkirk, Scotland, on 5 October 1958. He began his senior career in England, signing for Coventry City as an apprentice before turning professional in October 1976, but didn't make any first team appearances. He was loaned to Huddersfield Town in October 1978 before a permanent transfer to Hereford United in March 1979. He made 85 Football League appearances for Hereford, scoring 24 goals, before going on to play abroad for Wits University in South Africa and Brunswick Juventus in Australia.

Management career

McGrellis' coaching career has mainly been with state league clubs in Victoria, Australia, including Altona Magic SC in the Eat Well Live Well Premier League during 2001, [3] and later Southern Stars FC. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "HUDDERSFIELD TOWN : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  2. ↑ "HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 – 1996/97 & 2006/07 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  3. ↑ "2001 Victorian Premier League - Season Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stars look to new dawn - Local News - Sport - Football - Soccer - the Journal". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.


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