Austin McGill
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1935[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Nithsdale Wanderers | |||
| 1958–1959 | Queen of the South | 7 | (3) |
| 1959–1960 | Carlisle United | 29 | (12) |
| 1960–1961 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1961–19?? | Queen of the South | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Austin McGill (born 29 January 1935) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Queen of the South and in the English Football League for Carlisle United. He played as a centre forward.[1]
McGill was born in Dumfries.[1] He played football for Nithsdale Wanderers before joining First Division club Queen of the South in July 1958.[2] Queens were relegated at the end of the season,[3] and in August 1959, McGill moved south of the border to sign for English Fourth Division club Carlisle United.[4] He spent only one season with Carlisle,[1] but scored twice on his debut, on the opening day of the season in a 2–2 draw against Crystal Palace,[5] and finished the season as the club's leading league scorer with 12 goals.[6] After leaving Carlisle, McGill moved to Kettering Town, for whom he scored 26 goals from 40 appearances and helped the club gain promotion to the Southern League Premier Division.[7] In September 1961 he returned to Queen of the South.[8]
