Frank McGrellis (born 5 October 1959) is a Scottish football player and coach. He played for Coventry City, Huddersfield Town and Hereford United in England and Wits University in South Africa before playing and coaching at state level in Australia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis McGrellis | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1978 | → Huddersfield Town (loan)[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 1978–1982 | Hereford United[2] | 85 | (24) |
| 1983–1986 | Wits University | ||
| 1987–1988 | Brunswick Juventus | 24 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Altona Magic SC | ||
| Southern Stars FC | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editMcGrellis was born in Falkirk, Scotland, on 5 October 1958. He began his senior career in England, signing for Coventry City as an apprentice before turning professional in October 1976, but didn't make any first team appearances. He was loaned to Huddersfield Town in October 1978 before a permanent transfer to Hereford United in March 1979. He made 85 Football League appearances for Hereford, scoring 24 goals, before going on to play abroad for Wits University in South Africa and Brunswick Juventus in Australia.
Management career
editMcGrellis' coaching career has mainly been with state league clubs in Victoria, Australia, including Altona Magic SC in the Eat Well Live Well Premier League during 2001,[3] and later Southern Stars FC.[4]
References
edit- ^ "HUDDERSFIELD TOWN : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
- ^ "HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 – 1996/97 & 2006/07 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
- ^ "2001 Victorian Premier League - Season Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Stars look to new dawn - Local News - Sport - Football - Soccer - the Journal". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
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