Sean McCarthy (footballer, born 1967)

Sean McCarthy
Personal information
Date of birth	12 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1985	Bridgend Town
1985–1988	Swansea City
1988–1990	Plymouth Argyle
1990–1993	Bradford City
1993–1998	Oldham Athletic
1998	→ Bristol City (loan)
1998–2001	Plymouth Argyle
2001–2003	Exeter City
2003–2004	Taunton Town
Total
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]

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 (where he was top goalscorer for four consecutive seasons^[2]), Oldham Athletic, Bristol City and Exeter City, scoring 171 goals in 547 appearances.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6] On 7 December 2009, McCarthy left the club by mutual consent following a 7–2 away defeat to Stourbridge.^[7]

On 13 January 2011, McCarthy was given a job as a coach at Ipswich Town, by former playing partner Paul Jewell.^[8]

On 26 June 2013, McCarthy was appointed first team coach at English Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle^[9] On 15 June 2015, he left his position as first team coach at Plymouth Argyle due to a back room staff restructuring.^[10]

In July 2016 McCarthy was appointed first team coach under team manager Warren Feeney at Newport County, replacing Mike Flynn.^[11] 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.^[12] After Graham Westley was appointed team manager effective from 10 October 2016 (with Dino Maamria his assistant manager),^[13] McCarthy was released by the club.^[14]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 October 2016

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Truro City		19 May 2008	7 December 2009	66	40	14	12	172	92	+80	060.61	^[15]^[16]
Newport County (joint caretaker)		28 September 2016	10 October 2016	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00	—
Total				68	40	15	13	173	94	+79	058.82	—

References

^ "McCarthy the stopper". BBC Sport. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
^ "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk.
^ Sean McCarthy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "Football Stats | Premier League 93/94 | Oldham Athletic |".
^ "Truro City name McCarthy as boss". BBC Sport. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
^ Sean McCarthy at Soccerbase
^ "McCarthy leaves City job". This Is Cornwall. 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
^ "SEAN JOINS TOWN". Ipswich Town F.C. official website. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
^ "Back Room Staff Announced". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
^ "Staff Departures". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
^ "Newport County backroom changes".
^ "Newport County sack manager Warren Feeney". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ "Graham Westley: Newport County appoint former Stevenage boss". 7 October 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Sean McCarthy leaves Newport County". South Wales Argus. 10 October 2016.
^ "Truro City: Results/matches: 2008/09". FCHD. FCHD. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^ "Truro City: Results/matches: 2009/10". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2017. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.

[1] "McCarthy the stopper". BBC Sport. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

[2] "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk.

[3] Sean McCarthy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[4] "Football Stats | Premier League 93/94 | Oldham Athletic |".

[5] "Truro City name McCarthy as boss". BBC Sport. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

[6] Sean McCarthy at Soccerbase

[7] "McCarthy leaves City job". This Is Cornwall. 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[8] "SEAN JOINS TOWN". Ipswich Town F.C. official website. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

[9] "Back Room Staff Announced". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2013.

[10] "Staff Departures". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

[11] "Newport County backroom changes".

[12] "Newport County sack manager Warren Feeney". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[13] "Graham Westley: Newport County appoint former Stevenage boss". 7 October 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[14] "Sean McCarthy leaves Newport County". South Wales Argus. 10 October 2016.

[15] "Truro City: Results/matches: 2008/09". FCHD. FCHD. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

[16] "Truro City: Results/matches: 2009/10". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2017. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.

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