Allan McGonigal is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 former
Falkirk and Cowdenbeath striker footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 and is the former manager of Scottish Third Division

Scottish Football League Third Division

The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....

 side Berwick Rangers

Berwick Rangers F.C.

Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...

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As a player Allan was a striker with Meadowbank, Falkirk

Falkirk F.C.

Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

, Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath F.C.

Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...

, East Fife

East Fife F.C.

East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...

 and East Stirlingshire

East Stirlingshire F.C.

East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881...

. He was in the Meadowbank side that were runners-up to Accies in the First Division in 1987-88

1987-88 in Scottish football

The 1987–88 season was the 91st season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:Billy McNeill's second spell back in charge of Celtic began in style as they finished the season by winning the double of the league title and Scottish Cup...

, Allan famously scoring a hat-trick in their 5-1 midweek win at Douglas Park

Douglas Park

Douglas Park was a football stadium in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the home ground of Hamilton Academical FC from 1888 to 1994.The stadium holds the record for Hamilton Academical's largest ever attendance, 28,690 people against Hearts in 1937...

 in 1987 when the Edinburgh side's teambus arrived only minutes before kick-off! Allan has also been assistant manager at Dumbarton

Dumbarton F.C.

Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...

, Forfar

Forfar Athletic F.C.

Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division...

 and Stenhousemuir

Stenhousemuir F.C.

Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....

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Hamilton Accies

Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...

 announced on 24 June 2010 the arrival of Allan McGonigal as u19s Manager. Allan will work alongside Billy Reid, first team coach Stuart Taylor

Stuart Taylor (footballer born 1974)

Stuart Taylor is a Scottish footballer and coach currently employed by Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical. He is the club's first team coach, having rejoined Hamilton in December 2010 after resolving a contract dispute.-Honours:Hamilton Academical*Scottish Football League First...

 and Academy Director Frankie McAvoy. Formerly Manager at Berwick

Berwick Rangers F.C.

Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...

 two seasons ago, Allan has just managed Bo'ness Utd

Bo'ness United F.C.

Bo'ness United F.C. are a Scottish junior football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. They are currently members of the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League....

 to their first East Super League title in 40 years, and entry into the coming season's Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...

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Allan commented, "I'm delighted to be coming to Hamilton and to work with the club's talented youngsters in this season's Clydesdale Bank u19s League

Scottish Premier under-19 League

The Scottish Premier Under-19 League is the top level of youth football in Scotland. It is contested by the Under-19 teams of Scottish Premier League clubs.-History:...

. I watched a few of their matches last season and recognise the quality that is there." Manager Billy Reid said, "We are pleased to have Allan on board as part of our staff."