Gary McGinnis

Gary McGinnis (born 21 October 1963) is a Scottish former footballer.

Career A versatile defensive midfielder, McGinnis made the breakthrough into the Dundee United first team during the 1983–84 season, making six appearances and scored his only goal in his full debut for the club in a 3–0 League Cup win against Motherwell at Fir Park. He found it hard to get a regular spot in a defence featuring Malpas, Gough, Hegarty and Narey, being used as cover for all four over the next couple of seasons. McGinnis appeared in some of United's major European games, playing against Manchester United in the second leg at Tannadice in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup, and spent most of the 1986–87 UEFA Cup run on the bench, making six appearances in the run to the Final against IFK Gothenburg.

McGinnis played in a handful of games in each of the next three seasons and, after nine years at Tannadice, left for Tayside rivals St Johnstone in 1990. He became club captain during his five years at McDiarmid Park. He later played in Hong Kong with Happy Valley, before finishing his career in English non-League football with Slough Town.

As a youth, McGinnis won the Under-18 European Championship with Scotland in 1982 and reached the quarter-finals of the resulting 1983 Under-20 World Championships. He became a Scotland under-21 international, making his debut against Spain in November 1984.

Honours

Country Under-18 European Championship: 1 1982