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Phillip McGrath
Personal information
Full name Phillip McGrath
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 F.C. United of Manchester
Youth career
0000–2008 Glenavon Academy
2008–2010 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2012– F.C. United of Manchester 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Northern Ireland U-17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2008

Phillip McGrath (born 7 April 1992) is an Northern Irish football player. He began his youth career at Glenavon Academy, making appearances for the Northern Ireland U-17 in 2008. He was signed by Oldham Athletic in 2010, but spent much of his time there plagued by injuries. In 2012 he joined F.C. United of Manchester after being released by Oldham.

Career

Early years

A young Phillip played for his home town side Banbridge Football Club as a youth and progreesed to play for Glenavon Academy in the Lisburn Junior League[2] and was awarded the Player's player of the year award in 2008.

Oldham Athletic

He moved to Oldham Athletic in the summer of 2008, joining the youth team on a two year scholarship.[3] His early career at the club was troubled by a succession of injuries. He was injured on international duty in his first year at the club, with damaged ankle ligaments keeping him out for three months. In 2009–10, he sustained medial ligament damage in a knee which kept him on the sidelines for a similar length of time, before then being out after a hernia operation.[4]

In April 2010, he was awarded a one year professional contract by the club after his injury-ravaged season.[5] In September 2010 he was injured again, and had an operation to repair an anterior cruciate knee ligament.[6] It was expected that this injury would keep him out for the rest of the season but in early April 2011 he made his comeback for Oldham's reserve team.[7] He finally made his senior debut for the club on 30 April 2011, as an 89th minute substitute in the League One match against Swindon Town.[8]

At the end of the 2010–11 season, he was offered a new contract by Oldham which was signed on 12 May 2011.[9][10] However, in July he was injured again, with a second cruciate ligament injury to his right knee in twelve months.[11]

He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2011–12 season, along with eight other players.[12]

F.C. United of Manchester

In September 2012, McGrath signed for F.C. United of Manchester.[13]

International career

In September 2008 he was called up for the Under 17 Northern Ireland team.[14] In September 2009 he was selected as a Northern Ireland standby player for the UEFA Under-19 Championship Qualifying Round Mini-Tournament in Bosnia & Herzegovina[15]

Career statistics

correct as of 30 April 2011

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[16] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oldham Athletic 2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ^ "Rising Stars". Glenavon FC. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Latics Welcome New Intake". Oldham Athletic AFC. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. ^ "New injury blow rocks McGrath". Oldham Chronicle. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Oldham give four youngsters their first pro contracts". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Oldham duo Djeny Bembo & Philip McGrath undergo surgery". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  7. ^ "McGrath delighted after return". Sky Sports. News International. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Swindon 0–2 Oldham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Lactics offer new contracts". Sky Sports. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  10. ^ "McGrath Signs New Deal". Oldham Athletic AFC. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  11. ^ "McGrath Injury Horror". Oldham Athletic AFC. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Latics Release Nine Players". Oldham Athletic AFC. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  13. ^ "FC United of Manchester – FC United strengthen squad ahead of Mossley Trophy clash". Fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  14. ^ "McGrath Wins International Call". Oldham Athletic AFC. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  15. ^ "McGrath On Standby". League Football Education. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  16. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Football League Trophy

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