Chris McGroarty

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Chris McGroarty
Personal information
Full name Christopher McGroarty
Date of birth (1981-02-06) 6 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kilsyth Rangers (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Managerial career
2013–2014 Forth Wanderers
2014–2017 Wishaw Juniors
2017– Kilsyth Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:02, 21 February 2018 (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 Kilsyth Rangers. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Dunfermline Athletic.

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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 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]

Management

McGroarty was appointed as manager of Forth in May 2013. [6] He joined Wishaw Juniors as manager in October 2014, then moved on to Kilsyth Rangers in August 2017. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "UNDER 21 SQUAD TO FACE BELGIUM". Scottish Football Association. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Berwick pay up for Junior striker". BBC Sport. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "17th May Brand New Signings!". stenhousemuirfc.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "McGroarty makes Glenrothes debut". Scottish Football League. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Forth recruit two well known SFL faces". Scottish Football League. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Forth Wanderers manager Jamie McKenzie leaves club". Carluke Gazette. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Thomson, Nick (29 October 2014). "McGroarty: I'll take Wishaw onwards and upwards". Daily Record . Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Temlett, Michael (9 August 2017). "Hunt is on for a new manager at Wishaw Juniors after Chris McGroarty leaves club". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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