Gerry McCabe
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerald McCabe | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Queen of the South | ||
Youth career | |||
1975–1977 | Hibernian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1980 | Clyde | 96 | (14) |
1980–1986 | Clydebank | 216 | (21) |
1986–1988 | Hamilton Academical | 65 | (9) |
1987 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 6 | (1) |
1988–1990 | Clyde | 61 | (7) |
1990–1991 | Hamilton Academical | 16 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Cork City | 63 | (2) |
1993–1995 | Glentoran | ||
1995–1996 | Arbroath | 19 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Dumbarton | 4 | (0) |
Total | 483 | (52) | |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | Dumbarton | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerry McCabe (born 26 September 1956 in Hamilton) is a former Scottish football player. McCabe is the current Queen of the South assistant manager.
Playing career
McCabe had a lengthy playing career that lasted almost two decades.[1] He made over 200 league appearances for a Clydebank side that steamrollered through the divisions to the Scottish Premier Division.[1] Towards the end of his playing career he started coaching Celtic youth players.[1]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player McCabe worked as assistant manager to Bobby Williamson at Kilmarnock.[1][2] McCabe then went on to be assistant manager to Williamson at his next two managerial positions at Hibernian and Plymouth Argyle.[1][3][4] McCabe was the caretaker manager of Hibernian when Williamson moved to Plymouth before the end of the 2003–04 season. McCabe then rejoined Williamson at Plymouth at the start of the 2004–05 season.[3][4]
McCabe became manager of Dumbarton in 2006[1] when he replaced Paul Martin. McCabe promised a more attacking approach differing from the defensive style that Martin had employed. He also had the difficult but widely expected task of gaining promotion after only one season in the Scottish Third Division. McCabe signed former Kilmarnock Scottish Cup winner David Bagan and Stephen Dobbie on loan from St. Johnstone. Dobbie scored 10 goals in 17 league games which pushed Dumbarton into a high league position. However Dobbie's loan spell ended in December 2006. Any chances of a loan extension were dashed when Dobbie signed permanently for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South. After Dobbie's departure the goals dried up and Dumbarton just fell short of a promotion play-off place and finished in fifth place. McCabe succeeded in leading Dumbarton to a Scottish Cup 3rd round tie against SPL champions Celtic which they lost 4–0.[5] McCabe also led Dumbarton to a League Cup clash against another SPL team, Inverness Caley Thistle eventually losing the match 3–1.[6]
In the 2007 pre-season Dumbarton were considered one of the promotion favourites. However after a succession of players left the club, including popular goalkeeper Stephen Grindlay, defender Chris Boyle and winger Ryan Borris, McCabe found it hard to replace them. Lack of goals was evident in the league when new signings Brian McPhee and David McFarlane failed to hit the net on a regular basis. This led to Dumbarton sitting third bottom of the league. With only 3 wins out of 11 league games, McCabe was dismissed in November 2007 after only 18 months at the Strathclyde Homes Stadium.[7]
In January 2008 McCabe was appointed assistant manager to player-manager Jim McIntyre at Dunfermline.[2][8] McCabe continued as assistant manager when Jim Jefferies was appointed Dunfermline's manager but left the club in March 2013 after it entered administration.[9]
McCabe was appointed Queen of the South's assistant manager to McIntyre on 28 June 2013.[2][10]
Honours
- League of Ireland: 1
- Cork City – 1993
Managerial statistics
As of November 2007[update]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Dumbarton | June 2006 | November 2007 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 43.86 |
External links
- Gerry McCabe, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Gerry McCabe Profile". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. official website. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ a b c Jim McIntyre Profile
- ^ a b "Thordarson rejects Hibs". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Lennon is backed to beat bigots". Daily Telegraph. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Celtic 4–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January. Retrieved 2008.
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(help) - ^ "Inverness CT 3–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January. Retrieved 2008.
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(help) - ^ "Sons sack McCabe after poor start". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January 2008.
- ^ "McCabe new Pars assistant manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January. Retrieved 2008.
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(help) - ^ "Dunfermline: Gerry McCabe exits as three players find new clubs". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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- 1956 births
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. managers
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Living people
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish football managers
- Celtic F.C. non-playing staff
- Kilmarnock F.C. non-playing staff
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Scottish Football League managers