Frank McGinnes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis McGinnes | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 1892 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Burslem, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Halliwell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889–1892 | Burslem Port Vale | 39 | (33) |
| Total | 39 | (33) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francis McGinnes (14 May 1870 – 25 June 1892), also referred to as Frank McGinnis, was a Scottish footballer. He was described as 'the best centre-forward that ever left Scotland'. A prolific goalscorer, he was Burslem Port Vale's best player, but died suddenly just before they started their first season in the Football League in 1892–93.
McGinnes was one of the "Scotch Professors" who travelled south from Scotland to start a career as a professional footballer in England. He played for Lancashire side Halliwell, and after scoring five goals past Burslem Port Vale on 15 December 1888 in a Combination league game, signed a contract with the Burslem club. He made his debut at the Athletic Ground against former club Halliwell on 15 April 1889, a friendly which Vale lost 2–1; local paper The Sentinel wrote that he 'shaped very well'. He finished as the club's top scorer in the 1889–90 campaign with 33 known goals in 43 known appearances, though was reprimanded by The Sentinel for his selfish play and tendency to shoot from as far as 30 yards from goal. He put four past Bolton Wanderers on 5 October, and bagged hat-tricks against Rotherham Town, Northwich Victoria, Derby St. Luke's, and Walsall Town Swifts; he also scored the winning goal in Vale's first ever victory over rivals Stoke on 29 March.
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