Paul McGrillen

Paul McGrillen
Personal information
Full name	Paul McGrillen
Date of birth	19 August 1971
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	29 July 2009 (aged 37)
Place of death	Hamilton, Scotland
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1995	Motherwell
1995–1998	Falkirk
1998–1999	Airdrieonians
1999	East Fife
1999–2000	Stirling Albion
2000–2001	Partick Thistle
2001–2002	Clydebank
2004–2006	Stenhousemuir
2006–2007	Bellshill Athletic
2007	Stranraer
2008–2009	Bathgate Thistle
International career
1993	Scotland U21
Managerial career
2006–2007	Bellshill Athletic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul McGrillen (19 August 1971 – 29 July 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played as a striker for clubs including Motherwell, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and East Fife in the Scottish leagues. After retiring from senior football, he played in the Scottish minor leagues and was playing for Bathgate Thistle as this level when he died by suicide in July 2009, when aged 37.

Career

McGrillen spent his early career with Motherwell, being part of Motherwell's Scottish Cup-winning squad in 1991 (although not appearing in the Final itself), while also winning the Scottish Challenge Cup with Falkirk in 1997–98. Following his departure from Brockville in 1998, McGrillen began a series of spells with lower league clubs, taking up a player/manager role with Bellshill Athletic between 2006 and 2007. In 2008, McGrillen won the Scottish Junior Cup with his final club Bathgate.^[2]

On 11 September 2008, McGrillen played for a Motherwell side in Dougie Arnott's belated testimonial match against an Old Firm select.^[3]