Harry McMenemy

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Harry McMenemy
Personal information
Full name Henry McMenemy
Birth name Henry McMenamin[1]
Date of birth (1912-03-26)26 March 1912
Place of birth Camlachie, Scotland
Date of death 1997 (aged 84–85)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Strathclyde
1931–1937 Newcastle United 138 (34)
1937–1939 Dundee 36 (9)
1939 Gateshead
1940 → St Mirren (wartime)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry McMenemy (26 March 1912 – 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

Born in Glasgow, McMenemy played for Junior club Strathclyde in his hometown before moving to England and Newcastle United in 1931, aged 19.

He was one of six Scots in the Newcastle side which won the FA Cup in his first season, beating the strong Arsenal team of the era in the final,[4] and in the subsequent Charity Shield he scored twice against Everton but still finished on the losing side, with Dixie Dean scoring four as the match finished 5–3.[5] McMenemy went on to make nearly 150 appearances in the Football League over six seasons, three in the top tier and three in the second following Newcastle's relegation in 1934.[6]

In 1937 he returned to Scotland to join Dundee,[7] reuniting with former Newcastle manager Andy Cunningham and teammate Jimmy Boyd; the club suffered relegation in his first campaign. He then reverted to Tyneside in 1939 to sign for Gateshead A.F.C., but the outbreak of World War II caused the abandonment of official football and McMenemy did not play a league match for the club. He did appear briefly for St Mirren during wartime.[8]

International career[edit]

He received one call-up to the Scotland national team,[6] but pulled out due to injury and was replaced by his brother.[9][10]

Personal life[edit]

Harry was the son of Celtic player Jimmy, and his brother John was also a professional footballer;[9] both also played in the inside forward position, and both won the Scottish Football League championship[11][12] and the Scottish Cup[13][14] during their careers. Another brother, Joe, featured for Strathclyde Juniors in the later 1930s.[15] They are distantly related to Lawrie McMenemy.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ^ "Newcastle United. Prospects of promotion not much improved". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FA Cup Final 1932". FA Cup History (unofficial site). Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Newcastle United v Everton, 12 October 1932". 11v11. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Profile". Toon1892. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Season 1937–38". DundeeFC.net hosted by SportNetwork. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Player profiles Mc". StMirren.info. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Scotland - International Matches 1931-1939". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  10. ^ The Brothers McMenemy, The Glasgow Herald, 28 September 1933
  11. ^ "Jimmy McMenemy - a true Celtic legend". Celtic F.C. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. ^ "John McMenemy profile". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  13. ^ "How Partick Thistle won the Scottish Cup". The Sunday Post via Partick Thistle History Archive. 17 April 1921. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Celtic 2–1 East Fife, Scottish Cup (newspaper report scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 16 April 1927. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  15. ^ Webster, Jack (7 October 1989). "First reunion of the 1938 stalwarts". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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