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John McGinley (born 11 June 1959) is an English professional footballer who scored 18 goals from 131 appearances in the Football League playing on the left wing or as a forward for Sunderland, Lincoln City, Rotherham United, Hartlepool United and Doncaster Rovers.
Football career
McGinley was born in Rowlands Gill, then in County Durham. He played non-League football for Ashington and Gateshead before signing for First Division club Sunderland in early 1982. McGinley made his Football League debut on 10 February 1982 in the starting eleven for a 2–0 home defeat to Stoke City, but spent only four months with Sunderland, making just three first-team appearances, before rejoining Gateshead.
He played in Belgium for Charleroi before returning to England for two spells with Lincoln City either side of brief appearances for Rotherham United and Hartlepool United. Lincoln were relegated from the Fourth Division in 1987, but returned to the League at their first attempt, winning the Conference title in the 1987–88 season; McGinley and Phil Brown were their joint leading scorers with 20 goals apiece in all competitions. McGinley finished his League career in the 1989–90 season with Doncaster Rovers, then played for Boston United in the Conference.