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Frank Mennie
Scottish footballer
Francis Mennie (30 October 1923 – 28 June 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Kilmarnock,[1] Queen's Park (three seasons of unofficial competitions during World War II),[2][3] Clyde[4] and Portadown (Northern Ireland). He appeared in the 1949 Scottish Cup Final with Clyde, a defeat to Rangers,[5] and claimed the Gold Cup with Portadown in 1953, scoring the winning goal in the final.[6]
Mennie appeared in two unofficial wartime international matches for Scotland in 1945 (the players who travelled to Belgium were all serving armed forces personnel – he was with the Royal Air Force)[7] and was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the English Football League XI in 1949.[8][9]