Francis McGurk explained

Francis McGurk
Fullname:Francis Reynolds McGurk
Position:Outside right
Birth Date:15 January 1909
Birth Place:Hamilton, Scotland
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Clubs1:Blantyre Celtic
Years2:1931–1933
Caps2:74
Goals2:19
Years3:1933–1935
Caps3:19
Goals3:2
Years4:1935–1936
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:1936–19??
Clubs5:Whittaker Ellis
Nationalyears1:1933
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Francis Reynolds McGurk (15 January 1909 – 2 March 1978) was a Scotland international footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Clyde and made 22 appearances in the English Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol City.[1] He played as an outside right.

McGurk was born in Eddlewood, Hamilton.[1] He began his football career with junior club Blantyre Celtic before joining Clyde of the Scottish Football League First Division in 1931.[2] He made a name for himself as a goalscorer, and in the 1933 close season moved to England to join Football League First Division side Birmingham. Though he showed no signs of enhancing his goalscoring reputation, his dribbling attracted the attention of the Scotland national selectors.[3] After only two years as a professional, McGurk won his first and only international cap,[3] on 4 October 1933, in a 3–2 defeat to Wales at Ninian Park in the British Home Championship.[4] After two years with Birmingham, in which time he played only 19 games, McGurk left for Bristol City, and a few months after that he was playing in the Birmingham Works League for Whittaker Ellis.[3] [5]

McGurk died in Birmingham in 1978 at the age of 69.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 169 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 109 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Web site: Francis McGurk – A Squad . Scottish Football Association . 25 March 2009.
  5. Web site: Francis McGurk . City Stats . 25 March 2009.