| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-03-27)27 March 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1981 | Gairdoch United[1] | ||
| 1981–1982 | ICI Grangemouth[1] | ||
| 1982–1983 | Falkirk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Falkirk | 25 | (3) |
| 1984–1987 | East Stirlingshire | 100 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | Meadowbank Thistle | 20 | (12) |
| 1988–1989 | Cowdenbeath | 26 | (8) |
| 1989–1990 | East Fife | 25 | (5) |
| 1990–1992 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 1992–1997 | Camelon | ||
| Total | 197 | (42) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sauchie | ||
| 2007–2008 | Camelon | ||
| 2008 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2010–2012 | Hamilton Academical (youth) | ||
| 2012–2018 | Bo'ness United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Allan McGonigal (born 27 March 1964[2]) is a Scottish retiredfootballer, the former manager ofBerwick Rangers and, as of 2019, thedirector of football atScottish Premiership clubHamilton Academical.
McGonigal was astriker withStenhousemuir (playing only one game for the club as a 16-year-old),[3][4]Falkirk (where his development was stalled by a badly broken arm),[1]East Stirlingshire,Meadowbank Thistle,Cowdenbeath[1] andEast Fife.[3] He was in the Meadowbank side that were runners-up toHamilton Academical in theFirst Division in1987–88, although he scored a hat-trick against theAccies in a 5–1 win earlier in that season.[3][1]
In 1990, he moved down to theJunior level, playing withLinlithgow Rose andCamelon,[1] winning several trophies with the latter including theScottish Junior Cup in 1995[5] plus a losing appearance in its final the following year.[3][6] He retired from playing altogether aged 32 to concentrate on coaching and other interests.[3]
As well as starting a business running a chain ofPost Offices,[1] McGonigal became assistant manager to George Fairley at Camelon[3] then moved with him to Linlithgow Rose in 1999,[6] becoming manager there himself soon after.[6] Having worked with his brother at Camelon, McGonigal served asBrian Fairley'sassistant manager at Senior clubsStenhousemuir (2000 to 2001),[1]Bo'ness United[5] (2001 to 2003),Dumbarton (2003 to 2004),[7] andForfar (2004 to 2005)[1] before becoming manager ofSauchie[8] and Camelon in the Juniors,[1] prior to a short unsuccessful period at Berwick Rangers in the2008–09 Scottish Third Division.[1] He reunited with Brian Fairlie for another spell at Linlithgow Rose (2008 to 2009) and was then persuaded to return to Bo'ness United as manager.[1]
On 24 June 2010, Hamilton Academical announced the appointment of McGonigal as theirunder-19 team manager.[9][10] He remained in that role for two years, thereafter taking on an administrative role for one year alongsideAllan Maitland[11] while maintaining a continued presence at Bo'ness United as a director.[1] He resumed managerial duties at Bo'ness in 2012 until resigning in January 2018 for personal reasons,[12] with successes including the2013–14 East Superleague and a subsequent run to the Fourth Round in the2014–15 Scottish Cup.[12]
In December 2018, following the appointment of Allan Maitland as chairman of Hamilton Academical, McGonigal was brought back to the club asdirector of football;[13] they soon replaced struggling managerMartin Canning withBrian Rice whose remit was to behead coach working alongside McGonigal.[14]