John McGinley (born 11 June 1959)[2] is an English professional footballer who scored 18 goals from 131 appearances in the Football League playing on the left wing or as a forward for Sunderland, Lincoln City, Rotherham United, Hartlepool United and Doncaster Rovers.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-06-11) 11 June 1959 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Rowlands Gill, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left wing / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Ashington | ||
| 1980–1982 | Gateshead | ||
| 1982 | Sunderland | 3 | (0) |
| 1982 | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Charleroi | ||
| 1984–1986 | Lincoln City | 71 | (11) |
| 1986–1987 | Rotherham United | 4 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Lincoln City | 41 | (7) |
| 1989–1990 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Boston United (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 1990–1992 | Boston United | 43 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McGinley was born in Rowlands Gill, then in County Durham. He played non-League football for Ashington[4] and Gateshead[5][6] before signing for First Division club Sunderland in early 1982. McGinley made his Football League debut on 10 February 1982 in the starting eleven for a 2–0 home defeat to Stoke City,[7] but spent only four months with Sunderland, making just three first-team appearances, before rejoining Gateshead.[8]
He played in Belgium for Charleroi before returning to England for two spells with Lincoln City either side of brief appearances for Rotherham United and Hartlepool United.[3] Lincoln were relegated from the Fourth Division in 1987, but returned to the League at their first attempt, winning the Conference title in the 1987–88 season; McGinley and Phil Brown were their joint leading scorers with 20 goals apiece in all competitions.[2] McGinley finished his League career in the 1989–90 season with Doncaster Rovers, then played for Boston United in the Conference.[9]