Stephen McGinn

St Mirren

Born in Glasgow and raised in Clydebank, McGinn started out at St Mirren FCBC (formerly the Football Club's Boys Club, now Youth Football Club), aged seven. He signed professional forms with St Mirren in July 2006, making his debut as a substitute on 1 January 2007 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. His first full appearance was in a 5–1 loss to Celtic on 20 January 2007, also scoring his first goal. For the 2007–08 season, McGinn started on bench before making his first start of the season against Celtic at Parkhead on 8 December, he scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw. His second goal of the season came as the only goal against Hearts. He made his first ever Scottish Cup appearance against Dumbarton on 12 January 2008, coming on in the 88 minute. McGinn was named in the starting XI for the 2008–09 season, making a start against Celtic on the opening day. On 5 October 2008, he scored a vital goal against Rangers, where St Mirren won 1–0, the team's first home league win over Rangers in 22 years. McGinn started the 2009–10 season on bench in the Scottish League Cup game but then went on to score on his first start of the season in a 2–1 loss to Hibernian on 15 August 2009. He continued his season with a brace against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, where The Buddies came from behind to win 2–1.

Watford

McGinn signed for Watford in January 2010, for an undisclosed fee. He made his first Watford appearance as a substitute against Newcastle United on…

A week after retiring from playing, McGinn was announced as the U18s coach at his old youth club St Mirren's youth academy. On 30 May 2025, McGinn left his role at St Mirren to take up the position of first-team coach at Falkirk, the club he previously captained to an Invincible title-winning season, ahead of their return to the Premiership.

McGinn played for Scotland under-19s in a goalless draw against Slovakia in 2007, and marked his debut for the under-21s by scoring in a 5–2 win against Albania in April 2009. He went on to make a total of 8 appearances at under-21 level.

McGinn was born to parents Stephen and Mary, a teacher. His grandfather, Jack McGinn, was Celtic chairman and Scottish Football Association president. McGinn was raised in Duntocher alongside his three younger siblings, Paul and twins John and Katie. His brothers are also professional footballers. Between May 2018 and January 2020, Stephen and Paul both represented St Mirren, and the brothers were in the same squad at Hibernian for the 2020–21 season. John has also represented both clubs, and like Stephen came through the youth system at St Mirren. In 2020, McGinn became a father for the first time.