John McGunnigle Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: John McGunnigle
  • Height: 5' 7
  • Position: Outside Right
  • Signed: March 30th, 1968
  • First Manager: Jack Steedman
  • Career Totals: 23 appearances, 2 goals


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1969-70 10 (1) 1 0 0 18.2% 18.2% 63.6%
1968-69 10 (2) 1 0 0 8.3% 25.0% 66.7%
Totals: 20 (3) 2


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 28/03/70 Division 2 vs. Stranraer (H) 2 - 1
 25/03/70 Division 2 vs. Queen's Park (A) 0 - 0
 21/03/70 Division 2 vs. Hamilton Accies (A) 2 - 0
 14/03/70 Division 2 vs. East Stirlingshire (A) 1 - 2
 07/03/70 Division 2 vs. Forfar Ath (H) 0 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 21/03/70 Division 2 vs. Hamilton Accies (A) 2 - 0
 24/08/68 Group 6 vs. East Fife (H) 1 - 3

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 21/03/70 Division 2 vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  2 - 0
 24/08/68 Group 6 vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 3

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 28/03/70 Division 2 vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 1
 25/03/70 Division 2 vs. Queen's Park (A)  0 - 0
 21/03/70 Division 2 vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  2 - 0
 14/03/70 Division 2 vs. East Stirlingshire (A)  1 - 2
 07/03/70 Division 2 vs. Forfar Ath (H)  0 - 1
 28/02/70 Division 2 vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 1
 18/10/69 Division 2 vs. Forfar Ath (A)  1 - 3
 20/09/69 Division 2 vs. Falkirk (H)  0 - 7
 13/09/69 Division 2 vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  0 - 2
 06/09/69 Division 2 vs. Arbroath (H)  0 - 2
 27/08/69 Group 7 vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  1 - 2
 19/04/69 Division 2 vs. Stirling Albion (H)  2 - 2
 14/04/69 Division 2 vs. East Stirlingshire (A)  0 - 1
 28/12/68 Division 2 vs. Stirling Albion (A)  0 - 2
 14/12/68 1st Preliminary Round vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  0 - 1
 21/09/68 Division 2 vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  1 - 1
 31/08/68 Group 6 vs. Queen of South (H)  1 - 1
 28/08/68 Group 6 vs. Berwick Rangers (A)  0 - 3
 24/08/68 Group 6 vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 3
 21/08/68 Division 2 vs. Brechin City (A)  1 - 3
 17/08/68 Group 6 vs. Queen of South (A)  2 - 1
 14/08/68 Group 6 vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  2 - 4
 10/08/68 Group 6 vs. East Fife (A)  0 - 2


Biography

Also Played For:South Coast United (Australia NSW Div 1), Balgownie (Australia NSW Div 2), Hong Kong FC known as Club, South Bea.

John McGunnigle was a pacy, direct, energetic winger. He was at Clydebank at a time when we were awash with wingers in the two seasons he was with us he had competition from Eddie Rutherford and Gerry O’ Brien. In one game, a league cup tie against East Fife, Mr Steedman had Eddie Rutherford on the right wing, Gerry O’ Brien at centre forward and John McGunnigle playing on the left wing. It was not successful, we lost 2-0. By the second season it was him and Gerry O’Brien for the right wing slot. John was getting frustrated with little game time and had decided to emigrate to Australia. This was to lead to further travels.

John McGunnigle played in Hong Kong at the same club as another former Clydebank player Walter Gerrard. He is remembered there as the player who scored a crucial penalty in the 87th minute on 10 May 1980 against Kui Tan at the Hong Kong Government Stadium. The penalty was crucial as Hong Kong FC won 1-0 and they survived in the Premier League, while defeat meant relegation for Kui Tan.

He opened a bar/restaurant in Hong Kong called “Traps”. He became disillusioned with football and retired from the game at the age of 27.

Debut

August 10th, 1968
East Fife 2 - 0 Clydebank

League Cup (Group 6)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    John has an unknown date of birth.

    Date unknown

  • Signed For Clydebank


    Signed from Langholm Juveniles (initially on a provisional contract)

    Saturday, March 30th, 1968

  • First Non-Competitive Appearance (Friendly)

    Clydebank 2 - 0 Rotherham Utd
    Friendly

    Clydebank got their season off to a flying start with a stunning 2-0 victory over Rotherham United, a giant of Yorkshire football.Sitting next to me was a Rotherham fan, 19-year-old Bryan Lowe

    Saturday, August 3rd, 1968

  • First Team Debut

    East Fife 2 - 0 Clydebank
    League Cup (Group 6)

    While East Fife might not have been at their physical peak on Saturday, the match against Clydebank was anything but dull. The encounter was packed with incident, including a pitch invader and a red-c

    Saturday, August 10th, 1968

  • League Debut

    Brechin City 3 - 1 Clydebank
    League (Division 2)

    Dick Madden's day will be one he'd rather forget. Two first-half blunders had Clydebank staring down the barrel of a drubbing in their League One opener at Glebe Park, but a stellar second-half displa

    Wednesday, August 21st, 1968

  • First Goal

    Clydebank 1 - 3 East Fife
    League Cup (Group 6)

    Clydebank's youthful side were well and truly beaten at Kilbowie by a far more experienced East Fife outfit. The "Whalloping Waddells" tore through the young Bankies defence, slamming home two goals i

    Saturday, August 24th, 1968

  • Last Goal

    Hamilton Accies 0 - 2 Clydebank
    League (Division 2)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, March 21st, 1970

  • First League Goal

    Hamilton Accies 0 - 2 Clydebank
    League (Division 2)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, March 21st, 1970

  • Last Appearance

    Clydebank 2 - 1 Stranraer
    League (Division 2)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, March 28th, 1970

  • Left the Club


    John emigrated to Australia at the end of the season and was given a free transfer.

    Friday, May 1st, 1970