Sean McCarthy (footballer, born 1967)

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Sean McCarthy
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-09-12) 12 September 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
1998Bristol City (loan) 7 (1)
1998–2001 Plymouth Argyle 82 (19)
2001–2003 Exeter City 26 (6)
2003–2004 Taunton Town ? (?)
Total547(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.

Contents

McCarthy played primarily as a striker; however, he was also used in defence. [1]

Career

Playing career

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.

Coaching career

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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 October 2016
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Truro City Flag of England.svg 19 May 20087 December 20096640141217292+80060.61 [14] [15]
Newport County (joint caretaker) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 28 September 201610 October 2016201112−1000.00
Total6840151317394+79058.82

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References

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  2. Sean McCarthy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Football Stats | Premier League 93/94 | Oldham Athletic |
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  5. Sean McCarthy at Soccerbase
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  7. "SEAN JOINS TOWN". Ipswich Town F.C. official website. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  8. "Back Room Staff Announced". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  9. "Staff Departures". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. Newport County backroom changes
  11. "Newport County sack manager Warren Feeney". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  12. Westley appointed Newport County manager
  13. McCarthy released by Newport
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