Paul McGugan

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Paul McGugan
Personal information
Full name Paul Joseph McGugan [1]
Date of birth (1964-07-17) 17 July 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Eastercraigs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1987 Celtic 49 (2)
1987–1990 Barnsley 49 (2)
1990–1994 Chesterfield 77 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Joseph McGugan (born 17 July 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central defender for Celtic, Barnsley and Chesterfield. [2]

Career

McGugan signed for Celtic from Eastercraigs Amateurs in April 1980. He made his first team debut at 19 years of age in a 3–2 win over Hibernian on 28 April 1984. [3]

However it would be over a year later – season 1985–86 – before he got a sustained run in the first team. That season McGugan made 21 league appearances for Celtic [4] and played in both legs of their first round European Cup Winner's Cup tie against Atlético Madrid. [5] [6] A highlight for McGugan that season was his goal on 1 January 1986 in a 2–0 win over Rangers at Parkhead. [7] The season also saw McGugan win a league championship medal in dramatic fashion as Celtic crushed St Mirren 5–0 on the last day of the season as title rivals Hearts lost 2–0 away at Dundee. [8]

McGugan also played regularly the following season, but the arrival of Billy McNeill as manager in the summer of 1987 saw him drop out of the first team. In October 1987, McNeill sold McGugan to Barnsley for £55,000. [9]

McGugan spent three years in Yorkshire playing for Barnsley, including a memorable 4–0 win over Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup in January 1989, [10] before moving to Chesterfield in 1990. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Paul McGugan". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Celtic's new faces jog some old memories". The Herald. Glasgow. 30 April 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Fitbastats – Paul McGugan 1985/86
  5. ↑ Paul, Ian (19 September 1985). "Bonner saves penalty and Johnston snatches a priceless goal for Celtic". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 22. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Paul, Ian (3 October 1985). "Celtic decide to go quietly". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 20. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (3 January 1986). "Celtic left to count the cost of Old Firm Victory". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 20. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hearts legend Sandy Clark: St Mirren pal told me some of his side eased off on Celtic when they beat us to 1986 title". Daily Record. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Barnsley v Chelsea FA Cup records". BBC Sport. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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