32 Facts About Frank McLintock

Francis McLintock MBE was born on 28 December 1939 and is a former Scotland international footballer, football manager and businessman.

Frank McLintock worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life.

Frank McLintock began his career in Scottish Junior football with Shawfield, before earning a professional contract with English First Division club Leicester City in December 1956.

Frank McLintock had a poor start to his career at Arsenal, though he did feature in two League Cup final defeats, but he found success at the club after being switched from right-half to centre-half in 1969.

Frank McLintock scored a total of 66 goals in 766 league and cup games in a 20-year professional career, and won nine caps for Scotland in an eight-year international career.

Frank McLintock was appointed manager of Leicester City in June 1977, but resigned in April 1978 with the club heading out of the First Division.

Frank McLintock took the "Bees" to the 1985 Football League Trophy Final, before he resigned in January 1987.

Frank McLintock later worked as assistant manager at Millwall before becoming a sports agent and football pundit.

Frank McLintock was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1972 New Year Honours.

Frank McLintock was born in Sandyfaulds Street, Glasgow, and brought up in the Oatlands area of the Gorbals.

Frank McLintock was the son of Catherine, a cleaner, and Archie McLintock, a casual labourer, and grew up in poverty with elder sister Jean.

Frank McLintock was brought up Catholic and attended the local Catholic school, St Bonaventure's.

Frank McLintock started his semi-professional career at the age of 15 in the Scottish Juniors with his local club, Shawfield.

Frank McLintock worked during the week as an apprentice painter and decorator.

Frank McLintock soon began attracting interest from Scottish and English clubs, but decided to join an English club as he did not want to join a Scottish club only to be sent back on loan in the Junior leagues to gain experience.

Frank McLintock found it easy to settle at the club as manager Dave Halliday and a total of 27 players and trainers at Filbert Street were Scottish.

Frank McLintock was initially quite short but experienced a growth spurt, and gained extra leg muscles as he cycled to and from work and training.

Frank McLintock kept his first team place and picked up two-man of the match awards but after a mistimed tackle on Arsenal's Jackie Henderson he was initially diagnosed with extensive cartilage damage in his right knee and was scheduled in for a risky surgical procedure, but after demanding a second opinion he was diagnosed with a sprain and was sidelined for sixteen weeks.

Frank McLintock found that manager Billy Wright had no identifiable system of play and McLintock soon regretted joining the club as his first four games all ended in defeat.

Frank McLintock later said that Arsenal were never the same force after Don Howe left to manage West Bromwich Albion in the summer of 1971, and that complacency crept into the squad.

Frank McLintock felt that new coach Steve Burtenshaw was not tough enough on the squad and failed to keep the players focused.

Frank McLintock made a formal transfer request in March 1973, and in doing so gave up the chance to be granted a testimonial game for ten years' service to the club.

Frank McLintock signed Alan Waddle in his place, who scored only one league goal for the club.

Frank McLintock signed Eddie Kelly, David Webb, George Armstrong, Geoff Salmons and Lammie Robertson, all of whom were coming to the end of their careers.

Frank McLintock resigned in April 1978, with relegation into the Second Division all but confirmed.

Frank McLintock worked as a pundit for the BBC, before making his return to coaching when Terry Venables appointed him as a youth team coach at Queens Park Rangers in December 1982.

Frank McLintock was appointed as manager of Brentford in February 1984, with the "Bees" second-from-bottom in the Third Division.

Frank McLintock resigned in January 1987, and was replaced by Steve Perryman.

Frank McLintock worked as a sports agent in the 1990s.

Frank McLintock maintained his love of Arsenal with a Corporate Box at the Old Highbury Stadium, upgrading, when they moved across the railway tracks to the Emirates Stadium, the former Captain is recognised as a true club supporter.

Frank McLintock was an astute businessman, buying a pub and became an investor in prime residential property originally in his playing days his interest continued and he focused on the Buy-to-let sector.

Frank McLintock has written two autobiographies, the first, That's The Way The Ball Bounces in 1969 and subsequently, True Grit in 2006.