Marvin McCoy

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Marvin McCoy
Marvin McCoy 16-08-2014 1.jpg
McCoy playing for York City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Marvin Anthony Michael McCoy [1]
Date of birth (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 35) [2]
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cray Wanderers
Youth career
Leyton
Arsenal
0000–2007 Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Hereford United 0 (0)
2007–2008 Harrow Borough 0 (0)
2008 Leyton
2008–2010 Wealdstone 65 (1)
2010–2014 Wycombe Wanderers 91 (0)
2014–2016 York City 45 (0)
2016–2018 Ebbsfleet United 53 (0)
2018–2019 Aldershot Town 16 (0)
2019–2020 Dulwich Hamlet 15 (0)
2020 Romford 4 (0)
2021– Cray Wanderers 1 (1)
International career‡
2010– Antigua and Barbuda 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:10, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Marvin Anthony Michael McCoy (born 2 October 1988) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cray Wanderers. Born in England, he has represented Antigua and Barbuda internationally.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Walthamstow, London, [4] McCoy was part of the youth teams of Leyton, Arsenal and Watford before becoming a trainee with the latter. [5] [6] He was released by Watford in the summer of 2007 having not been given a professional contract, and joined League Two club Hereford United on 31 August on a one-month contract. [6] [7] In December 2007, he made his debut for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough in a 1–0 defeat to Staines Town in the Middlesex Senior Cup, which proved to be his only appearance for the club. [8] [9] He returned to Isthmian League Premier Division Leyton in January 2008, [5] before signing for Wealdstone, of the same division, on 6 August 2008. [10]

Wealdstone

McCoy played impressively for Wealdstone in the 2008–09 season, in which he made 34 appearances, and was rewarded with a new contract in June 2009. [11] [12] He was named the club's Player of the Year, being awarded the Jock Law trophy, after being chosen by the club's supporters for his performances in 2009–10. [13] He was also named the Players' Player of the Year, [13] for a season in which he made 50 appearances and scored one goal. [14] During this time he also worked in CCTV management in the Kings Cross area of London. [15]

Wycombe Wanderers

McCoy playing for Wycombe Wanderers in 2014 Marvin McCoy 15-03-2014 1.jpg
McCoy playing for Wycombe Wanderers in 2014

McCoy entered the professional game after signing for Wycombe Wanderers of League Two on 27 July 2010 on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee, after impressing on trial. [16] He made his debut for Wycombe on 10 August 2010 in their League Cup first round 2–1 defeat to Millwall at Adams Park. [17] He did not make his Football League debut until 3 January 2011 in a 1–0 home win over Gillingham, [17] before making the right back position his own ahead of Danny Foster. [18] McCoy signed a new contract with Wycombe in March 2011, tying him to the club until the summer of 2013. [19] He helped Wycombe earn promotion to League One after finishing third in League Two in 2010–11, [20] appearing 25 times. [17]

McCoy made 32 appearances for Wycombe in 2011–12, which culminated in the club being relegated after one year in League One. [21] He sustained ankle ligament damage during Wycombe's 1–0 away defeat to Watford in the League Cup on 11 August 2012, and only returned to the team four months later in a 2–0 loss away to Yeovil Town in the Football League Trophy on 4 December. [22] [23] [24] He signed a new one-year contract in July 2013, after making 11 appearances in 2012–13. [23] [25]

McCoy was a key figure for Wycombe in 2013–14, in which they fought against relegation from League Two, and he finished the campaign with 40 appearances. [26] However, he was released by Wycombe on 15 May 2014, after four years at the club. [27]

York City

He signed for League Two club York City on 9 June 2014 on a two-year contract. [28] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014. [29] On 22 January 2016, McCoy left York by mutual consent. [30]

Ebbsfleet United

McCoy signed for National League South club Ebbsfleet United on 12 August 2016. [31] He started in Ebbsfleet's 2–1 win over Chelmsford City in the 2017 National League South play-off final, which saw the club promoted to the National League. [32] He was released by Ebbsfleet at the end of 2017–18. [33]

Aldershot Town

McCoy signed for National League club Aldershot Town on 2 July 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length. [34] In April 2019, he was released by the club. [35]

Dulwich Hamlet

He signed for Dulwich Hamlet on 7 September 2019. [36]

Romford

McCoy joined Romford for the 2020–21 season. [37]

International career

McCoy was called up to make his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team in late 2010. [38]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harrow Borough 2007–08 [9] Isthmian League Premier Division00——1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Wealdstone 2008–09 [12] Isthmian League Premier Division28020—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0340
2009–10 [14] Isthmian League Premier Division37150—8 [lower-alpha 3] 0501
Total65170—120841
Wycombe Wanderers 2010–11 [17] League Two 21010102 [lower-alpha 4] 0250
2011–12 [21] League One 28000202 [lower-alpha 4] 0320
2012–13 [23] League Two9000101 [lower-alpha 4] 0110
2013–14 [39] League Two33030103 [lower-alpha 4] 0400
Total9104050801080
York City 2014–15 [29] League Two31020101 [lower-alpha 4] 0350
2015–16 [40] League Two14010202 [lower-alpha 4] 0190
Total450303030540
Ebbsfleet United 2016–17 [41] [42] National League South 34030—7 [lower-alpha 5] 0440
2017–18 [41] National League 19010—2 [lower-alpha 6] 0220
Total53040—90660
Aldershot Town 2018–19 [41] National League16030—00190
Dulwich Hamley 2019–20 [41] National League South 15020—10180
Romford 2020–21 Isthmian League North Division4000—0040
Career total2891230803403541
  1. ↑ Appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Isthmian League Cup, two in Middlesex Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, five in Isthmian League Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  5. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League South play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in National League play-offs

International

As of match played 10 June 2015 [43]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Antigua and Barbuda 201030
201110
201230
201510
Total80

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

Ebbsfleet United

Individual

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