John McGeady

John McGeady
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-04-17) 17 April 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Third Lanark
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Sheffield United 16 (0)
1978 Southern California Lazers 20 (3)
1978–1979 Newport County 2 (0)
Total 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McGeady (born 17 April 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger in Scotland, England and the United States. He is the father of Republic of Ireland international player Aiden McGeady.[2]

Early life

McGeady was born in Glasgow to parents originally from County Donegal,[3][4] and educated at Holyrood Secondary School.[5] Residing in Govanhill, with his father and younger brother Pat he attended matches of Third Lanark, whose ground was located a few blocks from their home, until the club folded in 1967.[6]

Playing career

Beginning as an amateur in Scotland with Third Lanark (the juvenile team having continued after the demise of the professional arm), McGeady signed professional terms with Sheffield United in 1975, making 16 league appearances.[7] He was briefly a teammate of the famous former Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone,[8] but suffered a serious injury to his knee aged 19.[3][4]

McGeady then spent time in the American Soccer League with the Southern California Lazers,[9][10] before going to play with Newport County, where he made two league appearances between 1978 and 1979[11] before retiring aged 23.[4]

Career after football

After the end of his footballing career McGeady worked in the construction industry[3] before becoming an English teacher[4] at Holyrood Secondary,[12] where he had been a pupil.

References

  1. ^ "John McGeady". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Scottish talent with an Irish allegiance". Irish Abroad. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "In the name of the father". The Scotsman. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d 'Mac' for the future Irish Independent, 14 November 2004
  5. ^ "Hooray for Holyrood!". Evening Times. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  6. ^ Craig McDonald (16 April 2017). "Reborn Third Lanark unveil £5million plan to renovate Cathkin Park stadium in Glasgow's south side". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ^ "SHEFFIELD UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Johnstone gallery". BBC Alba. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ^ "1978 Southern California Lazers". Fun While It Lasted. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. ^ "1978 Southern California Lazers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 - 1987/88". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  12. ^ "Holyrood R.C Secondary School Handbook 2018/2019 (page 19)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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