Francis Mennie (30 October 1923 – 28 June 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Kilmarnock,(Kilmarnock player) Mennie, Frank, FitbaStats Queen's Park (three seasons of unofficial competitions during World War II),Mennie, Francis, QPFC.com ClydeClyde: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database and Portadown (Northern Ireland). He appeared in the 1949 Scottish Cup Final with Clyde, a defeat to Rangers,Penalty-kick Mystery, The Glasgow Herald, 25 April 1949 and claimed the Gold Cup with Portadown in 1953, scoring the winning goal in the final.Various Football & Rugby Teams, Portadown Photos
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)Scotland Unofficial Matches 1939-1945, RSSSF, 23 July 2020 and was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI against the English Football League XI in 1949.Tales of Jimmy Mallan, Charles Buchan's Football Weekly, September 1955, via Not The View, January 2019
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