- Jon McCarthy
Football player infobox
playername = Jon McCarthy
fullname = Jonathan David McCarthy
height = height|ft=5|in=9
nickname = Jono , Macca
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|18
cityofbirth =Middlesbrough
countryofbirth =England
position = Defender/Midfielder (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987-1989
1989-1990
1990-1995
1995-1997
1997-2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
clubs = Hartlepool UnitedShepshed DynamoYork CityPort Vale Birmingham City → Sheffield Wednesday (loan)Port ValeDoncaster RoversYork CityCarlisle UnitedHucknall TownNorthwich Victoria
Total
caps(goals) = 001 0(0)00? 0(?)199 (31)094 (12)123 0(8)004 0(0)008 0(0)001 0(0)001 0(0)021 0(1)00? 0(?)096 0(1)
548 (53)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Northern Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 019 0(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy (born
August 18 ,1970 ) is a formerprofessional footballer who last played as a defender atConference National side Northwich Victoria.Career
He began his career with Hartlepool United, before a short spell outside of the professional game with Shepshed Dynamo. He next joined York City where he played for five years. He moved on to Port Vale and it was whilst he was there, he won the first of his 19 caps for the Northern Ireland, playing against Sweden. In 1996 Birmingham City paid £1.5 million pounds for him. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Worthington Cup final defeat against Liverpooland he also broke his
leg twice while atBirmingham City . Five years at Birmingham ended with a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday. He subsequently appeared for Port Vale, York City and Doncaster Rovers. He ended his league career of over 450 appearances at Carlisle United.In 2003/04 he teamed up with Steve Burr at Hucknall Town, helping them win theNorthern Premier League title. He then followed Burr to Northwich along with Danny Mayman at the start of the 2004/05 season, remaining at the club until 2007 before retiring.McCarthy represented Northern Ireland internationally, winning 19 caps.
Since retiring, McCarthy has started working for
BBC Radio Stoke as a match day reporter for Port Vale in August 2007.cite news
title = Mac Chat
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2007/07/03/jon_mccarthy_blog_feature.shtml
publisher = BBC Stoke & Staffordshire
date =2007-08-01
accessdate = 2007-08-02]Notes
External links
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northwich_victoria/6338445.stm BBC Interview with Jon McCarthy]
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