Harry McMenemy explained

Harry McMenemy
Fullname:Henry McMenemy
Birth Name:Henry McMenamin[1]
Birth Date:26 March 1912
Birth Place:Camlachie, Scotland
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:5 ft 8+1/2 in[3]
Position:Inside forward
Clubs1:Strathclyde
Years2:1931–1937
Clubs2:Newcastle United
Caps2:138
Goals2:34
Years3:1937–1939
Clubs3:Dundee
Caps3:36
Goals3:9
Years4:1939
Clubs4:Gateshead
Years5:1940
Clubs5:→ St Mirren (wartime)

Henry McMenemy (26 March 1912 – 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Playing career

Club

Born in Glasgow, McMenemy played for Junior club Strathclyde in his hometown before moving to England and Newcastle United in 1931, aged 19.

He was one of six Scots in the Newcastle side which won the FA Cup in his first season, beating the strong Arsenal team of the era in the final,[4] and in the subsequent Charity Shield he scored twice against Everton but still finished on the losing side, with Dixie Dean scoring four as the match finished 5–3.[5] McMenemy went on to make nearly 150 appearances in the Football League over six seasons, three in the top tier and three in the second following Newcastle's relegation in 1934.[6]

In 1937 he returned to Scotland to join Dundee,[7] reuniting with former Newcastle manager Andy Cunningham and teammate Jimmy Boyd; the club suffered relegation in his first campaign. He then reverted to Tyneside in 1939 to sign for Gateshead A.F.C., but the outbreak of World War II caused the abandonment of official football and McMenemy did not play a league match for the club. He did appear briefly for St Mirren during wartime.[8]

International career

He received one call-up to the Scotland national team,[6] but pulled out due to injury and was replaced by his brother.[9]

Personal life

Harry was the son of Celtic player Jimmy, and his brother John was also a professional footballer;[10] both also played in the inside forward position, and both won the Scottish Football League championship[11] [12] and the Scottish Cup[13] [14] during their careers. Another brother, Joe, featured for Strathclyde Juniors in the later 1930s.[15] They are distantly related to Lawrie McMenemy.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=mcmenamin&surname_so=exact&forename=henry&forename_so=starts&sex=M&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results
  2. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-deaths&surname=mcmenemy&surname_so=exact&forename_so=fuzzy&other_surname_so=exact&mmsurname=mccluskey&mmsurname_so=exact&sex=M&birth_year=1913&birth_year_range=5&record_type=stat_deaths Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results
  3. News: Newcastle United. Prospects of promotion not much improved . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vi . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: FA Cup Final 1932 . FA Cup History (unofficial site) . 28 November 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070311060603/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1932.htm . 11 March 2007 .
  5. Web site: Newcastle United v Everton, 12 October 1932. 11v11. 28 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Profile. 22 December 2016. Toon1892.
  7. Web site: Season 1937–38. 28 November 2017. DundeeFC.net hosted by SportNetwork. 23 April 2002.
  8. Web site: Player profiles Mc. StMirren.info. 28 November 2017. 17 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717153956/http://www.stmirren.info/id223.html. dead.
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uaJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5610%2C3864771 The Brothers McMenemy
  10. Web site: Scotland - International Matches 1931-1939. 22 December 2016. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  11. News: Jimmy McMenemy - a true Celtic legend. Celtic F.C.. 6 June 2012. 28 November 2017.
  12. Web site: John McMenemy profile. Motherwellnet. 28 November 2017.
  13. News: How Partick Thistle won the Scottish Cup. 17 April 1921. The Sunday Post via Partick Thistle History Archive. 28 November 2017. 3 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503115419/http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1921+-+SCF+Sunday+Post. dead.
  14. Web site: Celtic 2–1 East Fife, Scottish Cup (newspaper report scans). The Celtic Wiki. 16 April 1927. 28 November 2017.
  15. News: Webster. Jack. First reunion of the 1938 stalwarts. The Herald (Glasgow). 7 October 1989. 27 September 2017.

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