Frank McGarvey

Frank McGarvey
Personal information
Full name	Francis Peter McGarvey
Date of birth	17 March 1956
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1 January 2023 (aged 66)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Colston Y.C.
1974–75	Kilsyth Rangers F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1979	St Mirren
1979–1980	Liverpool
1980–1985	Celtic
1985–1990	St Mirren
1990–1991	Queen of the South
1991–1993	Clyde
1993–1995	Shotts Bon Accord
1997–1998	Troon
Total
National team
1978	Scottish League XI
1979–1984	Scotland
Teams managed
1990–1991	Queen of the South
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francis Peter McGarvey (17 March 1956 – 1 January 2023) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a forward, mostly for Celtic and St Mirren. He also made seven international appearances for Scotland.

Career change

McGarvey was born in Glasgow. He was signed by Alex Ferguson for St Mirren. He first played for St Mirren in April 1975. He became a regular starter at the club. During the 1976–77 season, he scored 17 goals as the club won the Scottish First Division and were promoted to the highest level. His form was praised by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley. In May 1979, McGarvey signed for Liverpool for £270,000. He did not play in the first team for Liverpool.

In March 1980, Liverpool accepted Celtic's £270,000 bid for McGarvey. For a short time, McGarvey became Scotland's most expensive footballer. He played 245 times for Celtic over five years, scoring 113 goals. In that time, he won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup. In 1985, he joined St Mirren for a second time. Two years later, he won a Scottish Cup with St Mirren. He later had stints at Queen of the South (as player-manager), Clyde, Shotts Bon Accord and Troon.