John McGuigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Joseph McGuigan | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 2004 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Muirkirk | |||
| Bo'ness United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | St Mirren | 21 | (4) |
| 1955–1958 | Southend United | 125 | (34) |
| 1958–1962 | Newcastle United | 50 | (15) |
| 1962–1963 | Scunthorpe United | 57 | (17) |
| 1963–1965 | Southampton | 33 | (8) |
| 1965–1966 | Swansea Town | 27 | (5) |
| 1966–1967 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 1967 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Joseph McGuigan (29 October 1932 – 12 August 2004) was a Scottish
Playing career
McGuigan was born in
In May 1955, he moved to England to join Southend United, where he stayed until June 1958,[1] making 125 league appearances.[2] He then moved to First Division Newcastle United for £2,250 in an exchange deal with Bill Punton joining Southend.[4] He made a scoring debut, with Newcastle's goal in a 1–1 draw at Everton on 30 August.[5] At St James' Park, he was in and out of the side and was never able to show any consistent form, and after three and a half years was transferred to Scunthorpe United of the Football League Second Division in January 1962 in another exchange deal, with Barrie Thomas coming to Newcastle.[4] McGuigan was valued at £9,000, then a club record signing for Scunthorpe.[6]
Scunthorpe played
Later career
Following the end of his professional football career, McGuigan returned to Southampton to become the licensee of the Swan Hotel in Portsmouth Road, Woolston.[3] After three years as a publican, he returned to Scotland where he applied for several football-related jobs without success.[3] His failure to find employment in football left him disillusioned with the game, and he is reported to have "never been inside a football ground since".[3][8]
He subsequently found employment with Rolls-Royce, working in the tool-room of their plant at Hillington, near Glasgow.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 392.
- ^ a b Hugman 1981, p. 232.
- ^ a b c d e f g Holley & Chalk 1992, p. 224.
- ^ a b "Player Details : John McGuigan". www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Match Details : 30/08/1958 v. Everton". www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United: 1961-62". Epwhen Saturday Comes. January 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 74.
- ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, pp. 549–550.
- ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, pp. 74–75.
- ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 77.
- ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 81.
Bibliography
- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints – A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6.
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A Post-war Chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
External links
- Incomplete record of matches played
- John McGuigan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- "John McGuigan". Barry Hugman's Footballers.