Allan McGonigal (born 27 March 1964[2]) is a Scottish retired footballer, the former manager of Berwick Rangers and, as of 2019, the director of football at Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1981 | Gairdoch United[1] | ||
| 1981–1982 | ICI Grangemouth[1] | ||
| 1982–1983 | Falkirk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Falkirk | 25 | (3) |
| 1984–1987 | East Stirlingshire | 100 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | Meadowbank Thistle | 20 | (12) |
| 1988–1989 | Cowdenbeath | 26 | (8) |
| 1989–1990 | East Fife | 25 | (5) |
| 1990–1992 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 1992–1997 | Camelon | ||
| Total | 197 | (42) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sauchie | ||
| 2007–2008 | Camelon | ||
| 2008 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2010–2012 | Hamilton Academical (youth) | ||
| 2012–2018 | Bo'ness United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
McGonigal was a striker with Stenhousemuir (playing only one game for the club as a 16-year-old),[3][4] Falkirk (where his development was stalled by a badly broken arm),[1] East Stirlingshire, Meadowbank Thistle, Cowdenbeath[1] and East Fife.[3] He was in the Meadowbank side that were runners-up to Hamilton Academical in the First Division in 1987–88, although he scored a hat-trick against the Accies in a 5–1 win earlier in that season.[3][1]
In 1990, he moved down to the Junior level, playing with Linlithgow Rose and Camelon,[1] winning several trophies with the latter including the Scottish Junior Cup in 1995[5] plus a losing appearance in its final the following year.[3][6] He retired from playing altogether aged 32 to concentrate on coaching and other interests.[3]
Managerial career edit
As well as starting a business running a chain of Post Offices,[1] McGonigal became assistant manager to George Fairley at Camelon[3] then moved with him to Linlithgow Rose in 1999,[6] becoming manager there himself soon after.[6] Having worked with his brother at Camelon, McGonigal served as Brian Fairley's assistant manager at Senior clubs Stenhousemuir (2000 to 2001),[1] Bo'ness United[5] (2001 to 2003), Dumbarton (2003 to 2004),[7] and Forfar (2004 to 2005)[1] before becoming manager of Sauchie[8] and Camelon in the Juniors,[1] prior to a short unsuccessful period at Berwick Rangers in the 2008–09 Scottish Third Division.[1] He reunited with Brian Fairlie for another spell at Linlithgow Rose (2008 to 2009) and was then persuaded to return to Bo'ness United as manager.[1]
On 24 June 2010, Hamilton Academical announced the appointment of McGonigal as their under-19 team manager.[9][10] He remained in that role for two years, thereafter taking on an administrative role for one year alongside Allan Maitland[11] while maintaining a continued presence at Bo'ness United as a director.[1] He resumed managerial duties at Bo'ness in 2012 until resigning in January 2018 for personal reasons,[12] with successes including the 2013–14 East Superleague and a subsequent run to the Fourth Round in the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.[12]
In December 2018, following the appointment of Allan Maitland as chairman of Hamilton Academical, McGonigal was brought back to the club as director of football;[13] they soon replaced struggling manager Martin Canning with Brian Rice whose remit was to be head coach working alongside McGonigal.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Former Cowdenbeath striker plots downfall of Fife side for second time in a week". Scottish Football League. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Allan McGonigal". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Graham Dunn (20 July 2016). "Allan McGonigal looks back on his playing career..." TheJuniors.info. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir [not linked to player page]". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Big game Hunter kills off Bo ness". Falkirk Herald. 24 January 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Punches flew as football fan confronted manager: Accusations of poaching players at junior team's awards night led to fight". The Herald. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Son's sights high after sacking". BBC. 26 March 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Irvine shines on debut". Falkirk Herald. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Wright, Angus (25 June 2010). "Eddie May to coach Rangers youngsters". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "McGonigal and Chapman in frame for Stenhousemuir". The Scotsman. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Andy McGilvray (19 April 2012). "Former Hamilton Accies chairman talks about life of football". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Bo'ness United manager Allan McGonigal resigns after almost eight years in charge". Linlithgow Gazette. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical: Allan Maitland says new boss needs to bring 'flair'". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "New Hamilton boss Rice excited to become the main man". BT Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
External links edit
- Allan McGonigal at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database