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Frank McAvennie

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Frank McAvenniePersonal information

Full name Francis McAvennie

Date of birth 22 November 1959 (age 54)

Place of birth Glasgow,Scotland

Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Playing position Striker

Youth career

1979-1980 Johnstone Burgh

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

19801985 St. Mirren 135 (48)

19851987 West Ham United 85 (33)

19871989 Celtic 55 (27)

19891992 West Ham United 68 (16)

1992 Aston Villa 3 (0)

1992 Cliftonville 0 (0)

1992 South China ? (?)

19921994 Celtic 30 (10)

1994 Swindon Town(loan) 7 (0)

1994 Falkirk 3 (2)

19941995 St. Mirren 7 (0)

Total 393+ (136+)

National team

1982-1987 Scotland U21 4 (1)

19851988 Scotland 5 (1)

1987 Scotland B 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic

league only.

Appearances (Goals).

Francis "Frank" McAvennie(born 22 November 1959) is aScottishformerfootballstrikerbest known as a player withWest Ham UnitedandCeltic,having had two spells

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with both of these clubs. With Celtic he won theScottish Football League Premier

Divisionin1987-88and theScottish Cupalso in1988.He was capped five times at

senior level forScotlandduring the 1980s, scoring one goal.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Club career

o 2.1 Early career

o 2.2 West Ham United

o 2.3 Celtic

o 2.4 Back to West Ham

o 2.5 Aston Villa

o 2.6 Cliftonville and South China

o 2.7 Back to Celtic

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2.8 Falkirk and St Mirren 3 International career

4 Lifestyle

o 4.1 International goals

5 Honours

o 5.1 Player

6 References

Early life

Born inGlasgow,Scotland, McAvennie grew up inMiltonand attended St. Augustine's

School also in Milton.[1][2][3]

Club career

Early career

McAvennie started his playing career inScottish Junior Leaguefootball. In 1979 during

an amateur game with a local side, the 200 Club, inKirkintilloch,McAvennie, playing

well, came to the attention of localscouts.He was recommended to local junior side

Johnstone Burghsigning for them for a 500 signing-on fee.[3]He completed a trial for

Partick Thistleplaying in a single game where he was sent on as asubstituteonly to besubstituted off in the same game and be told by managerBertie Auldthat he would

never make a career in the game of football.[3]Before turning professional, he had

joined theTerritorial Armyand later had trials with theBritish Armybut was not

accepted for a role with them due to his inability to hit the target during shooting

practices.[4]He also had a spell working as a road sweeper.[1]He did not move into

professional football until he joinedSt Mirrenin 1980, at the age of 20. His league

debut came in the1981-82 seasonin a 4-3 defeat ofAirdrieonians.Playing as a

midfielder,McAvennie scored two goals.[5]In 1982 he was namedScottish PFA Young

Player of the Year.[6]He would make 135 league appearances for them over the next

five years, scoring 48 goals.

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