Brian McDermott (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Brian McDermott


fullname = Brian McDermott
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|04|8
cityofbirth = Slough, Berkshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
nickname =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Reading (Reserve Team Manager & Chief Scout)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978-84 1983 1984 1984-87
1986
1987-88
1988-90
clubs = Arsenal
→ Fulham
→ IFK Norrköping (loan)
Oxford United
→ Huddersfield Town
Cardiff City
Exeter City
caps(goals) = 61 (12)
03 0(0)
24 0(2)
04 0(1)
51 0(8)
68 0(4)
manageryears =
managerclubs = Woking
Slough

Brian James McDermott (born 8 April 1961 in Slough, Berkshire) is a football player and coach. He is currently the Reserve Team Manager and Chief Scout at Reading Football Club.

Playing career

McDermott joined Arsenal as an apprentice in January 1977 and signed professional forms with the club in February 1979. He was a regular in Arsenal's reserve team, finishing top scorer in the London Combination in 1978-79, before making his debut as a substitute against Bristol City on March 10 1979. He did not properly break into the Arsenal first team until the 1980-81 season, notching 45 appearances (14 as sub) in all competitions in that season and 1981-82.

Unable to match his goalscoring rate at the top level, he featured much less in the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons and was loaned out twice, once to Fulham in 1983 and once to IFK Norrköping between April and October 1984, where he was named Sweden's Player of the Year.Fact|date=February 2007 He moved to Oxford United in December 1984, having played 70 games for Arsenal, scoring 13 goals.

His later career included a spell at Huddersfield Town on loan, before stints at Cardiff City and Exeter City.

Coaching career

He joined Reading as Chief Scout in September 2000, taking over from the late Maurice Evans.

External links

*soccerbase (manager)|1878|Brian McDermott

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NAME=McDermott, Brian
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Chief Scout
DATE OF BIRTH=8 April 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH=Slough, Berkshire
DATE OF DEATH=
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