McGugan: John Hannah (Jackie)

1960-1961 (Player Details)

Centre Half

Born: Airdrie: 12-06-1939

Debut: v Ipswich Town (h): 01-10-1960

5’10 1/2” 11st 11 1/2lb (1960)

McGugan began with Pollok before joining St Mirren in 1956. He quickly rose through their ranks to win Scottish Under-Twenty-three caps and a Scottish Cup-winners’ medal in 1959. He asked St Mirren for a transfer when he lost his first-team place and, although Rangers were keen to sign him, he joined Leeds for £15,000 in August 1960 after touring Austria, Hungary and Turkey with the Scottish squad, although he did not win a full cap. He did appear for Scotland in the 3-3 draw at Aarhus on 24th May 1959 with Jutland, but it was not considered a ‘full’ international. He scored three goals in sixty three appearances with St Mirren. Because of injury “Jackie” McGugan was restricted to one senior game during his six months with Leeds. His only game was at right back and Jack Charlton and Freddie Goodwin were formidable and consistant central defenders. He left Leeds for Tranmere Rovers in February 1961 for £12,000, easily a record for the Birkenhead club at that time. He made thirty-five League appearances at Prenton Park. He returned to Scotland and played for Ayr United, where he had fifty-three games and scored once, and Morton where he had four games in the 1963-64 season. He later played for Cambridge City and ran a pub in Cambridge.