Chris McGroarty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher McGroarty | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wishaw Juniors (player/manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | 91 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Clyde (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2004 | St Mirren | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Dumbarton | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | East Stirlingshire | 12 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Berwick Rangers | 33 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Stranraer | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Berwick Rangers | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Stenhousemuir | 25 | (0) |
| 2009 | Brechin City | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Glenrothes | ||
| 2011–2014 | Forth Wanderers | ||
| 2014– | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Forth Wanderers | ||
| 2014– | Wishaw Juniors | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 8 November 2014 (UTC). | |||
Chris McGroarty (born 6 February 1981 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently player-manager of Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region side Wishaw Juniors. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Dunfermline Athletic.
Career
McGroarty began his career with Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic, making his first team debut in the 1998–99 season. His form earned a call up to the Scotland Under 21 side in 2001 but he was never capped.[1] He was loaned out to Glasgow side Clyde in 2003 before moving to Paisley club St Mirren one month later. At the end of the 2003–04 season, McGroarty was released by St Mirren and was signed by Scottish Second Division side Dumbarton. After only 4 games with Dumbarton, McGroarty was signed by East Stirlingshire on a short-term contract.
At the end of McGroarty's contract with East Stirlingshire, he signed for Berwick Rangers and played 33 matches for them in the 2005–06 season, scoring five goals. He attracted attention from Stranraer and was signed at the start of the 2006–07 season, only to re-join Berwick in January of that season where he played five games. In May 2008, McGroaty was released from his contract with The Wee Gers[2] He subsequently signed for Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir a few days later, by doing that he became the first player that manager John Coughlin has signed during his time at three different clubs.[3]
McGroarty in July 2009 signed a short-term contract for Second Division side Brechin City before joining Forfar Athletic in October the same year. He then signed for Junior side Glenrothes in 2010,[4] before moving to Forth Wanderers in 2011.[5] McGroarty was appointed as manager of Forth in May 2013.[6]
McGroarty joined Wishaw Juniors as manager in October 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ "UNDER 21 SQUAD TO FACE BELGIUM". Scottish Football Association. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Berwick pay up for Junior striker". BBC Sport. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ↑ "17th May Brand New Signings!". stenhousemuirfc.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ↑ "McGroarty makes Glenrothes debut". Scottish Football League. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Forth recruit two well known SFL faces". Scottish Football League. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Forth Wanderers manager Jamie McKenzie leaves club". Carluke Gazette. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Thomson, Nick (29 October 2014). "McGroarty: I'll take Wishaw onwards and upwards". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
- Chris McGroarty career statistics at Soccerbase
- Chris McGroarty career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database