Brian McGlinchey

Date of birth26 October 1977
Place of birthDerry
NationalityNorthern Irish
Weight64 kg
Height1.70 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

McGlinchey struggled to break into the Gillingham first-team squad at the beginning of 2000-01 and managed just a single appearance, when he played for 60 minutes of the 1-0 defeat at Grimsby Town. He subsequently became one of new manager Paul Sturrock's first signings for Plymouth Argyle at the beginning of December 2000, making his debut for the Pilgrims when he came on from the subs' bench in the 2-0 victory at Devon rivals Exeter City. He then continued to hold down a regular first-team position at Home Park, showing excellent close control on the left side of midfield and creating many goalscoring opportunities from his dangerous crosses into the box.

McGlinchey joined Torquay United in January 2004 with a contract to June 2006 but was forced to retire in March 2006 due to a back injury.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester City 04 Dec 1995 01 Jul 1998
Port Vale 01 Jul 1998 03 Aug 1999
Gillingham 03 Aug 1999 01 Dec 2000
Plymouth Argyle 01 Dec 2000 12 Jan 2004
Torquay United 12 Sep 2003 14 Dec 2003 L
Torquay United 12 Jan 2004 16 Mar 2006

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Port Vale FA Cup 1
1
1999-00 Gillingham League Cup 2
2000-01 Gillingham League Division 1 1
2000-01 Plymouth Argyle LDV Vans Trophy 2
2
2000-01 Plymouth Argyle League Division 3 17
3
3
1
2001-02 Plymouth Argyle FA Cup 3
2001-02 Plymouth Argyle LDV Vans Trophy
1
2001-02 Plymouth Argyle League Cup 1
2001-02 Plymouth Argyle League Division 3 26
3
1
5
2002-03 Plymouth Argyle FA Cup
2
2002-03 Plymouth Argyle LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
2002-03 Plymouth Argyle League Division 2 11
8
1
3
1
2003-04 Torquay United League Division 3 34
6
2004-05 Torquay United FA Cup 1
2004-05 Torquay United LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
2004-05 Torquay United League Cup 1
2004-05 Torquay United League One 32
1
6
2005-06 Torquay United League Two 4
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 Jan 1999 Port Vale v Liverpool L 0-3 FA Cup 3rd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.