| Nathan McGinley | |
| Fullname: | Nathan McGinley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1996[2] |
| Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, England[3] |
| Position: | Left-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Spennymoor Town |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Middlesbrough |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Middlesbrough |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Motherwell |
| Caps5: | 45 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Partick Thistle (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Clubs7: | Ayr United |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Spennymoor Town |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:51, 17 July 2024 (UTC) |
Nathan McGinley (born 15 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who played as a left-back for club Spennymoor Town.
McGinley signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2015.[3] He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, in a 3–3 draw with Notts County in the EFL Cup, with Middlesbrough advancing via a penalty shoot-out.[4]
On 13 January 2018, BBC Sport reported that the versatile defender had joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for an indeterminate period of time,[5] after he made his first appearance for the club earlier that day at Adams Park in a 3–1 victory over Colchester United.[6] McGinley tweeted after the match that he had joined the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
Shortly after making his debut for Middlesbrough, McGinley joined Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2019, with an option to sign permanently on an 18 month contract after the fact.[8] On 4 January 2019, McGinley signed permanently for Forest Green Rovers after proving himself a key part of the team during his initial loan.[9]
On 15 June 2020, Motherwell announced the signing of McGinley on a two-year deal after his contract with Forest Green Rovers had expired.[10]
On 24 February 2022, McGinley extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2024.[11] On 23 January 2024, Motherwell announced the departure of McGinley by mutual consent.[12]
On the 30 September 2023 McGinley joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until January.[13]
After leaving Motherwell, McGinley signed for Ayr but was only there for three months and failed to make an appearance for the club. After leaving Ayr, McGinley moved back to England signing for National League North side Spennymoor Town on 17 July 2024.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2018–19 | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| Motherwell | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 103 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 127 | 0 | |||