John McGunnigle Player Profile
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 | Division |  |
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G2G |  |
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Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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| 1969-70 | Division Two | 10 (1) | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 63.6% |
| 1968-69 | Division Two | 10 (2) | 1 | 0.08 | 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 |
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| Mar 28th, 1970 | 28/03/70 | League | Division 2 | vs. Stranraer (H) | 2 - 1 |
| Mar 25th, 1970 | 25/03/70 | League | Division 2 | vs. Queen's Park (A) | 0 - 0 |
| Mar 21st, 1970 | 21/03/70 | League | Division 2 | vs. Hamilton Accies (A) | 2 - 0 |
| Mar 14th, 1970 | 14/03/70 | League | Division 2 | vs. East Stirlingshire (A) | 1 - 2 |
| Mar 7th, 1970 | 07/03/70 | League | Division 2 | vs. Forfar Ath (H) | 0 - 1 |
| Recent First Team Goals |
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| Mar 21st, 1970 | 21/03/70 | League | Division 2 | vs. Hamilton Accies (A) | 2 - 0 |
| Aug 24th, 1968 | 24/08/68 | League Cup | Group 6 | vs. East Fife (H) | 1 - 3 |
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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
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Date of Birth
John has an unknown date of birth.
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Signed For Clydebank
Signed from Langholm Juveniles (initially on a provisional contract)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Last Goal
Hamilton Accies 0 - 2 Clydebank
League (Division 2)
Clydebank won with lots to spare. Their quick build-up and accurate passing kept the Accies defence at full stretch. Although Munro was inclined to hold the ball too long when his mates were i
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First League Goal
Hamilton Accies 0 - 2 Clydebank
League (Division 2)
Clydebank won with lots to spare. Their quick build-up and accurate passing kept the Accies defence at full stretch. Although Munro was inclined to hold the ball too long when his mates were i
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Last Appearance
Clydebank 2 - 1 Stranraer
League (Division 2)
This was a good game between two evenly-balanced sides, with Clydebank just deserving their narrow win. All-out attack by both teams created many exciting incidents in the penalty areas, with
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Left the Club
John emigrated to Australia at the end of the season and was given a free transfer.
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