Nathan McGinley

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Nathan McGinley
Personal information
Full name Nathan McGinley [1]
Date of birth (1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England [3]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Whitby Town
Youth career
–2015 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2020 Forest Green Rovers 41 (0)
2020–2024 Motherwell 45 (0)
2023–2024 → Partick Thistle (loan) 0 (0)
2024 Ayr United 0 (0)
2024–2025 Spennymoor Town 7 (0)
2025– Whitby Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

Nathan McGinley (born 15 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who played as a left-back for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town.

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Club career

Middlesbrough

McGinley signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2015. [3] He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, in a 3–3 draw with Notts County in the EFL Cup, with Middlesbrough advancing via a penalty shoot-out. [4]

Wycombe Wanderers loan

On 13 January 2018, BBC Sport reported that the versatile defender had joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for an indeterminate period of time, [5] after he made his first appearance for the club earlier that day at Adams Park in a 3–1 victory over Colchester United. [6] McGinley tweeted after the match that he had joined the club until the end of the 2017–18 season. [7]

Forest Green Rovers

Shortly after making his debut for Middlesbrough, McGinley joined Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2019, with an option to sign permanently on an 18 month contract after the fact. [8] On 4 January 2019, McGinley signed permanently for Forest Green Rovers after proving himself a key part of the team during his initial loan. [9]

Motherwell

On 15 June 2020, Motherwell announced the signing of McGinley on a two-year deal after his contract with Forest Green Rovers had expired. [10]

On 24 February 2022, McGinley extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2024. [11] On 23 January 2024, Motherwell announced the departure of McGinley by mutual consent. [12]

Partick Thistle (loan)

On the 30 September 2023 McGinley joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until January. [13]

Spennymoor Town

After leaving Motherwell, McGinley signed for Ayr but was only there for three months and failed to make an appearance for the club. After leaving Ayr, McGinley moved back to England signing for National League North side Spennymoor Town on 17 July 2024. [14]

Whitby Town

On 28 February 2025, McGinley joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town on a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2021 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2017–18 [17] Championship 000000—3 [a] 030
2018–19 [18] 000010——10
Total000010003040
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18 [17] League Two 1100000—00110
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [18] 1902000—3 [a] 0240
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19 [18] League Two 2100000—00210
2019–20 [19] 2002020—3 [a] 0270
Total41020200030480
Motherwell 2020–21 [20] Scottish Premiership 19030002 [b] 0—240
2021–22 [21] 1300030——160
Total32030302000400
Career total10307060101001270
  1. 1 2 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". efl.com. English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nathan McGinley". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Nathan McGinley". 11v11.com. 11v11. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Middlesbrough 3–3 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Middlesbrough's Defender Joins Wycombe Wanderers On Loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Colchester United". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. ↑ @mcginley_nathan (13 January 2018). "Buzzing to sign with @wwfcofficial till the end of the season and what a way to start! Fans were quality 👏🏻💙" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Nathan McGinley: Forest Green Sign Middlesbrough Defender". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "McGinley Becomes Permanent Addition". fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "NATHAN MCGINLEY SIGNS FOR MOTHERWELL". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "NATHAN MCGINLEY SIGNS NEW DEAL". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "NATHAN MCGINLEY DEPARTS BY MUTUAL CONSENT". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "McGinley joins on loan from Motherwell".
  14. ↑ "Nathan McGinley Signs For Spennymoor". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. Spennymoor Town. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "McGinley signs on permanent deal". www.whitbytownfc.com. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Nathan McGinley at Soccerway
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan McGinley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 "Games played by Nathan McGinley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Nathan McGinley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Nathan McGinley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Nathan McGinley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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