Frank McGarvey

Frank McGarvey

Personal information
Full name	Francis Peter McGarvey
Date of birth	(1956-03-17)17 March 1956
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 66)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Colston Y.C.
1974–75	Kilsyth Rangers F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1979	St Mirren	132	(52)
1979–1980	Liverpool	0	(0)
1980–1985	Celtic	168	(100)
1985–1990	St Mirren	134	(20)
1990–1991	Queen of the South	19	(2)
1991–1993	Clyde	46	(22)
1993–1995	Shotts Bon Accord
1997–1998	Troon
Total		499	(174)
National team
1978	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
1979–1984	Scotland	7	(0)
Teams managed
1990–1991	Queen of the South
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francis Peter McGarvey (17 March 1956 – 1 January 2023) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a forward, mostly for Celtic and St Mirren. He also made seven international appearances for Scotland.

Career

McGarvey was born in Glasgow. He was signed by Alex Ferguson for St Mirren. He first played for St Mirren in April 1975. He became a regular starter at the club. During the 1976–77 season, he scored 17 goals as the club won the Scottish First Division and were promoted to the highest level. His form was praised by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley. In May 1979, McGarvey signed for Liverpool for £270,000. He did not play in the first team for Liverpool.

In March 1980, Liverpool accepted Celtic's £270,000 bid for McGarvey. For a short time, McGarvey became Scotland's most expensive footballer. He played 245 times for Celtic over five years, scoring 113 goals. In that time, he won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup. In 1985, he joined St Mirren for a second time. Two years later, he won a Scottish Cup with St Mirren. He later had stints at Queen of the South (as player-manager), Clyde, Shotts Bon Accord and Troon.

Death

In 2022, McGarvey was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 66.

Honours

St Mirren

• Scottish First Division: 1976–77
• Scottish Cup: 1986–87

Liverpool

• The Central League: 1979–80

Celtic

• Scottish Premier Division: 1980–81, 1981–82
• Scottish Cup: 1979–80, 1984–85
• Scottish League Cup: 1982–83

Clyde

• Scottish Second Division: 1992–93

Shotts Bon Accord

• Central Junior Football League: 1994–95

Other websites

• Frank McGarvey at LFChistory.net