| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Bridgend Town | ? | (?) |
| 1985–1988 | Swansea City | 91 | (25) |
| 1988–1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 70 | (19) |
| 1990–1993 | Bradford City | 131 | (60) |
| 1993–1998 | Oldham Athletic | 140 | (42) |
| 1998 | → Bristol City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 82 | (19) |
| 2001–2003 | Exeter City | 26 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Taunton Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 547 | (171) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Truro City | ||
| 2016 | Newport County (joint caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sean McCarthy (born 12 September 1967) is a Welsh football manager, coach and former professional player who made over 500 appearances in the Football League.
McCarthy played primarily as a striker; however, he was also used in defence. [1]
Born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, McCarthy began his career with hometown team Bridgend Town, before moving to Swansea City just a season later. McCarthy also played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Bristol City and Exeter City, scoring 171 goals in 547 appearances. [2]
He is the most recent player to score a top flight goal for Oldham Athletic, scoring for them in a 1–1 FA Premier League draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road on the final day of the 1993–94 season, a game which Oldham's failure to win cost them their top flight status. They have not since regained it. [3]
McCarthy later played non-league football for Taunton Town.
In May 2008, McCarthy was appointed as the new manager of Southern League Division One side Truro City, following the resignation of Dave Leonard. [4] [5] On 7 December 2009, McCarthy left the club by mutual consent following a 7–2 away defeat to Stourbridge. [6]
On 13 January 2011, McCarthy was given a job as a coach at Ipswich Town, by former playing partner Paul Jewell. [7]
On 26 June 2013, McCarthy was appointed first team coach at English Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle [8] On 15 June 2015, he left his position as first team coach at Plymouth Argyle due to a back room staff restructuring. [9]
In July 2016 McCarthy was appointed first team coach under team manager Warren Feeney at Newport County, replacing Mike Flynn. [10] Feeney and his assistant manager Andy Todd were sacked by Newport on 28 September 2016; McCarthy was appointed joint caretaker manager with Newport's goalkeeping player/coach James Bittner. [11] After Graham Westley was appointed team manager effective from 10 October 2016 (with Dino Maamria his assistant manager), [12] McCarthy was released by the club. [13]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Truro City |  | 19 May 2008 | 7 December 2009 | 66 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 172 | 92 | +80 | 60.61 | [14] [15] |
| Newport County (joint caretaker) |  | 28 September 2016 | 10 October 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | — |
| Total | 68 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 173 | 94 | +79 | 58.82 | — | |||
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