John McGuigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Joseph McGuigan | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 2004 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Muirkirk | |||
| Bo'ness United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | St Mirren | 21 | (4) |
| 1955–1958 | Southend United | 125 | (34) |
| 1958–1962 | Newcastle United | 50 | (15) |
| 1962–1963 | Scunthorpe United | 57 | (17) |
| 1963–1965 | Southampton | 33 | (8) |
| 1965–1966 | Swansea Town | 27 | (5) |
| 1966–1967 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 1967 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Joseph McGuigan (29 October 1932 - 12 August 2004) was a retired Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward in the 1950s and 1960s. He started his career in the Scottish Football League with St Mirren before moving to England in 1955, where he played for several Football League clubs, including Southend United, Newcastle United, Scunthorpe United, Southampton and Swansea Town.
McGuigan was born in Motherwell; his father had played football before the war with Motherwell. McGuigan played junior football for Muirkirk and Bo'ness United, before signing professionally with St Mirren in November 1953.
In May 1955, he moved to England to join Southend United, where he stayed until June 1958, making 125 league appearances. He then moved to First Division Newcastle United for £2,250 in an exchange deal with Bill Punton joining Southend. He made a scoring debut, with Newcastle's goal in a 1–1 draw at Everton on 30 August. At St James' Park, he was in and out of the side and was never able to show any consistent form, and after three and a half years was transferred to Scunthorpe United of the Football League Second Division in January 1962 in another exchange deal, with Barrie Thomas coming to Newcastle. McGuigan was valued at £9,000, then a club record signing for Scunthorpe.
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