John McGinlay was born on 8 April 1964 and is a Scottish football manager, scout and former professional player who is the club ambassador of Bolton Wanderers.
17 Facts About John McGinlay
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John McGinlay played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Bury, Millwall, Bradford City and Oldham Athletic.
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John McGinlay played non-league football in both Scotland and England for Fort William, Nairn County, Elgin City and Yeovil Town, as well as a spell in New Zealand with North Shore United, and in the United States with Cincinnati Riverhawks and Cincinnati Kings.
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John McGinlay was capped 13 times by Scotland, scoring four goals.
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John McGinlay returned to the USA as director of coaching for Cincinnati Kings.
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John McGinlay later had spells as a scout for the Scottish Football Association, Wigan Athletic, Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.
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John McGinlay then progressed through English League football, initially playing with Shrewsbury Town then with Bury.
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John McGinlay scored 27 goals in 52 league matches for the London club.
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John McGinlay later had the Bolton club crest tattooed on his arm.
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John McGinlay had short spells with Oldham Athletic and American team Cincinnati Riverhawks before moving into management with non-league sides Ilkeston Town and Gresley Rovers.
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In 2014, John McGinlay took over the 240-year old Horwich pub the Original Bay Horse.
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John McGinlay rejoined Bolton Wanderers in an official ambassadorial role in 2020, in an attempt by the club to strengthen their ties with the sports courses held at the University of Bolton, and to bring former players back into contact with the club.
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On 14 November 2021, John McGinlay played in a charity match as part of a team of Bolton Wanderers Legends against the current Bolton first team with the match helping to raise money for the mother of Bolton player Gethin Jones, who had been diagnosed with Motor neuron disease.
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John McGinlay provides commentary for Bolton Wanderers matches on Bolton FM.
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John McGinlay featured in the infamous '3-second match' in Estonia and its replay in Monaco, and missed the birth of his daughter in order to travel to Belarus for another qualification game the following year.
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John McGinlay returned to the USA as director of coaching for Cincinnati Kings.
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John McGinlay later had spells as a scout for the Scottish Football Association, Wigan Athletic, Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.