Stephen McGinn

Stephen McGinn (born 2 December 1988) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently a first-team coach at Scottish Premiership club Falkirk. McGinn began his career with St Mirren in his native Scotland, before moving south of the border to sign for English Championship side Watford where he spent three and a half years but was on the sidelines for over a year due to a knee injury and was loaned to Shrewsbury Town upon his return to fitness. He moved to Sheffield United in June 2013, leaving the club in February 2015. After a short stint with Dundee, McGinn then had 18 months with Wycombe Wanderers. McGinn returned to St Mirren in January 2017 and helped them win promotion in 2017–18. He left St Mirren during the 2020 close season, and played for Hibernian and Morton during the 2020–21 season. McGinn signed for Kilmarnock in June 2021, and helped them win the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. He then moved to Falkirk, where he captained the team that went unbeaten during the 2023–24 Scottish League One season before retiring at the end of the season and taking a role as a youth coach at St Mirren. Ahead of the 2025/26 season, he left St Mirren to return to Falkirk under the management of John McGlynn, this time as first-team coach. McGinn also represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level. His brothers Paul and John also became professional footballers, who also played for St Mirren and Hibernian.