About Bertie McGonigal
Lived 1942 – 2014 (aged 72). Bertie McGonigal was an association football player.
Life and career McGonigal was born in 1942 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. and played for Chimney Corner before signing for Irish League club Glentoran in 1959. Playing part-time and working as a joiner, He was in goal in the 1967–68 Irish Cup final, which Linfield lost 2–0 to Crusaders, and was part of the team that won the league title the following season. While a Linfield player, he played for the Irish League representative team in matches against their English and Republic of Ireland counterparts. He moved on to Ballyclare Comrades as trainer and player in 1972, and made a brief return to senior football with Distillery two years later.
McGonigal died in 2014 at the age of 72.
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Who was Bertie McGonigal?
association football player (1942-2014)
When was Bertie McGonigal born?
Bertie McGonigal was born on 2 May 1942 in Cookstown.
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Bertie McGonigal died on 12 September 2014.
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Bertie McGonigal was an association football player.
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