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William McGinnigle
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Born 5 June 1892
Paisley, Scotland
Died 11 October 1947(1947-10-11) (aged 55)
Paisley, Scotland

William George McGinnigle (5 June 1892 – 11 Oct 1947) was a Scottish who played as a right back for Cambuslang Rangers , Hibernian, Celtic and Coleraine .[1]

He made 333 appearances for Hibs in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup[2] including two finals of the knockout competition (1923 and 1924, both ending in defeat).[3][4] In contrast, he played in only one league fixture for Celtic on an emergency loan due to wartime circumstances in 1918, which they won on the way to winning 1917–18 Scottish Football League|the championship by a single point.

He was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1924[5] and took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match a year earlier,[6] but never received a full international cap.

McGinnigle served in the British Army Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War and he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

References[]

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. 
  2. (Hibernian player) McGinnigle, William, FitbaStats
  3. "Scottish Cup Final". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1923. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1923-03-31%3A+Celtic+1-0+Hibernian%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final. Retrieved 24 July 2020. 
  4. The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  5. "[SFL player M McGinnigle [sic]"]. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/mmcginnigle.html. Retrieved 24 July 2020. 
  6. Football | International Trial Match, The Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1923
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