John McInally (footballer, born 1951)

John Stewart McInally (26 September 1951 – 5 June 2012) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City and Colchester United. He began his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team.

John McInally
Personal information
Full name John Stewart McInally[1]
Date of birth (1951-09-26)26 September 1951[2]
Place of birth Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
Date of death 5 June 2012(2012-06-05) (aged 60)[2]
Place of death Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972 Lincoln City 22 (0)
1972 → Colchester United (loan) 1 (0)
1972–1973 Colchester United 26 (0)
Braintree Town
Total 49 (0)
Teams managed
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

McInally, born in Gatehouse of Fleet, began his career with Manchester United, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.[1] In 1970, he signed for Lincoln City, making his debut on 19 December in a 2–1 away defeat to Brentford in the Fourth Division.[3] McInally made 22 Football League appearances for the Imps,[4] making his final appearance on 29 April 1972 in a 4–0 win at home to Chester.[3]

In November 1972, McInally signed for Colchester United on loan from Lincoln, making one appearance[1] in a 3–1 win against Southport on 10 November[5] before being signed permanently, making his second and full-time debut on 25 November in a 1–0 win against Reading at Elm Park.[6] He made 27 league appearances for the U's[7] and made his final appearance on 30 April 1973 in a 4–0 win at Layer Road against Gillingham.[8]

McInally left Colchester in the summer of 1973 joining Braintree & Crittall Athletic, where he went on to become player-manager.[1]

McInally died in his native Gatehouse of Fleet in 2012 at the age of 60.[2]

References
  1. "Players: John McInally (goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. "John McInally". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. "John McInally". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. "All matches: Colchester Utd 3–1 Southport". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. "All matches: Reading 0–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. "Colchester United :1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. "All matches: Colchester Utd 4–0 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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