Phil McGuire (footballer)

Phil McGuire

Personal information
Full name	Philip McGuire [1]
Date of birth	(1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Carnoustie Panmure (manager)
Youth career
1996–1999	Aberdeen
1998–1999	→ Dyce Juniors (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Aberdeen	153	(10)
2005–2006	Doncaster Rovers	11	(0)
2006–2008	Dunfermline Athletic	25	(1)
2007–2009	→ Inverness CT (loan)	35	(1)
2009	Formartine United
2010	Arbroath	7	(0)
2011–2012	Lochee United
2012–2013	Montrose	2	(0)
2013	Jeanfield Swifts
2013–2015	St Andrews United
Total		233	(12)
International career
2000–2002	Scotland U21	4	(0)
2002–2005	Scotland B	2	(0)
Managerial career
2014–2015	St Andrews United
2017–2018	Brechin Victoria
2018–	Carnoustie Panmure
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip McGuire (born 4 March 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is currently the manager of Carnoustie Panmure in the SJFA East Superleague.

Playing career

Aberdeen

McGuire, a central defender or sometime midfielder, started his career with Aberdeen where he made 181 appearances, scoring 10 goals. ^[2] He joined Aberdeen in 1996 and came through the ranks into the first team. McGuire was part of the 2000 Scottish Cup Final and 2000 Scottish League Cup Final teams, both of which Aberdeen lost. In 2001–02 and 2002–03 he was voted into the SPL Team of the Year.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2002 there was major speculation that McGuire would leave Aberdeen to join Celtic, but after discussions the deal broke down. McGuire then signed a three-year deal in October 2002 to remain at Aberdeen. ^[3]

Doncaster Rovers

He joined Doncaster Rovers in July 2005 on a free transfer. ^[4] McGuire played 18 games for the English League One club. He was injured in a match with Nottingham Forest in which he missed four months of the season. He managed to come back early and captained the reserves to the League and Cup double on his comeback trail.

Return to Scotland

McGuire returned to Scotland in July 2006, signing a two-year deal with Dunfermline Athletic, who paid a six figure fee to take him back. McGuire helped Dunfermline reach the 2007 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Celtic. Dunfermline were relegated from the SPL that season. On 31 August 2007, he signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan and became one of the first players to move back up the divisions on a loan agreement until 13 January. ^[5] After the loan spell expired, McGuire signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal with Inverness after Caley Thistle and the Pars agreed a fee. ^[6]

McGuire was a regular at Inverness and finished the 2007-08 season in a respected position. In October 2008, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle going well in the League campaign, McGuire suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for nine weeks. McGuire returned early to help Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who at this stage had slipped down to bottom of the table. Within weeks, Inverness parted company with manager Craig Brewster. Terry Butcher and Maurice Malpas took over the mantle at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. McGuire found his first team games rare and he decided at the end of that season to leave the club, which had been relegated to the First Division, despite having a year remaining on his contract.

McGuire turned down several clubs in Britain as he was looking to move abroad and explore different options with coaching and options outside football. He almost joined the New York Red Bulls in the MLS as a coach but decided it was the wrong time. On Friday, 25 September 2009 he signed for Formartine United on a one-year deal to help raise the profile of the new club and raise the awareness of the Highland League. McGuire teamed up with the Scottish Sun to write a weekly diary about his time with the club and created media interest in the small football club. McGuire left Formartine United at the end of January 2010. He finished off the season with Arbroath. McGuire headed to Cyprus with AEK Larnaca and was offered a two-year deal, but after a short period of time returned to the UK due to financial problems with the club. ^[7]

In 2011, McGuire signed for Lochee United. The following season, McGuire then signed for Montrose for the 2012-13 season.

In August 2013, McGuire signed for Jeanfield Swifts in the East Region Premier League as a Player/Assistant Manager. In October 2013, McGuire transferred to St Andrews United in the East Region Super League as a Player/Coach.

International

During his Aberdeen spell, McGuire was capped at under-21 and B level. He was selected for Scotland squads by Berti Vogts, ^[8] but did not play in a full international.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1999–00	SPL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	0
	2000–01		29	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	35	0
	2001–02		38	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	43	3
	2002–03		36	5	3	0	2	0	4	0	-	-	45	5
	2003–04		17	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	21	2
	2004–05		30	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	34	0
	Total		153	10	14	0	8	0	6	0	-	-	181	10
Doncaster Rovers	2005-06	League One	11	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	1	0	14	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	1	0	14	0
Dunfermline Athletic	2006-07	SPL	24	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	-	-	31	2
	2007-08	Scottish First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
	2008-09		0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
	Total		25	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	-	-	32	2
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)	2007-08	SPL	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	25	0
	2008-09		11	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	12	1
Arbroath	2009-10	Scottish Second Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	2	0	9	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	2	0	9	0
Montrose	2012-13	Scottish Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
Career total			233	12	20	1	13	0	6	0	3	0	275	13

Managerial career

In June 2014 McGuire was named manager of Junior team St Andrews United. He was sacked from this position on 5 December 2015. He was also part of the St Andrews University F.C. coaching staff. ^[13]

McGuire took up the managerial position at Brechin Victoria in June 2017, ^[14] before joining Carnoustie Panmure in September 2018. ^[15]

References

1. "Phil McGuire". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
2. Phil McGuire, AFC Heritage Trust
3. "McGuire signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
4. "McGuire set for Doncaster switch". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
5. "Transfer Window". Caleythistleonline. 31 August 2007.
6. "Caley seal McGuire capture". Sky Sports. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
7. "Player availability - Phil McGuire". SPFL. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
8. "Fringe fix for Scots". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
9. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
10. "Phil McGuire | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2006/2007 | 1997-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
11. "Phil McGuire - Player Statistics (Inverness CT Archive)". stats.caleythistleonline.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
12. "Phil McGuire | Player Statistics | Arbroath (Arbroath Archive)". www.arbroatharchive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
13. "Football: coaching staff". St Andrews University . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
14. "Former Dons defender appointed new Brechin Vics boss". The Courier & Advertiser. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018– via PressReader.
15. Wilson, Fraser (29 September 2018). "Phil McGuire on turning down senior offers as he takes over at Carnoustie". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

External links

• Phil McGuire at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Phil McGuire at Soccerbase