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Frank Mennie

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Frank Mennie
Personal information
Date of birth 30 October 1923
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death 28 June 1997(1997-06-28) (aged 73)
Place of death Coatbridge, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Coatbridge St Francis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1948 Kilmarnock 32 (1)
1948–1951 Clyde  54 (1)
1951–1954 Portadown  
International career
1945 Scotland (wartime) 2 (0)
1949 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Mennie (30 October 1923 – 28 June 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Kilmarnock,[1] Queen's Park (three seasons of unofficial competitions during World War II),[2][3] Clyde[4] and Portadown (Northern Ireland). He appeared in the 1949 Scottish Cup Final with Clyde, a defeat to Rangers,[5] and claimed the Gold Cup with Portadown in 1953, scoring the winning goal in the final.[6]

Mennie appeared in two unofficial wartime international matches for Scotland in 1945 (the players who travelled to Belgium were all serving armed forces personnel – he was with the Royal Air Force)[7] and was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the English Football League XI in 1949.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ (Kilmarnock player) Mennie, Frank, FitbaStats
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Mennie, Francis, QPFC.com
  4. ^ Clyde: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ Penalty-kick Mystery, The Glasgow Herald, 25 April 1949
  6. ^ Various Football & Rugby Teams, Portadown Photos
  7. ^ Scotland Unofficial Matches 1939-1945, RSSSF, 23 July 2020
  8. ^ "[SFL player] Frank Mennie". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ^ Tales of Jimmy Mallan, Charles Buchan's Football Weekly, September 1955, via Not The View, January 2019