Paul McCarthy (footballer)

Paul McCarthy (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paul McCarthy


fullname = Paul McCarthy
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|8|04
cityofbirth = County Cork
countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland
height = height|ft=6|in=0
position = Defender
currentclub = Ebbsfleet United
clubnumber = 6
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1989–1996
1996–2003
2003
2003–2004
2004
2004–
clubs = Brighton
Wycombe
→Oxford United (loan)
Oxford United
Hornchurch
Ebbsfleet United
caps(goals) = 181 0(6)
212 0(9)
006 0(1)
029 0(2)
000 0(0)
123 0(4)
pcupdate = October 5, 2007

Paul McCarthy (b. 4 August 1971, County Cork, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a defender. He has made over 500 appearances in the Football League and National Conference, notably for Brighton, Wycombe and Ebbsfleet United.

Career

McCarthy began his career as a trainee with Brighton where he made over 200 league and cup appearances before joining Wycombe for a fee of £100,000 in July 1996.cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=4997|title=Paul McCarthy |work=Soccerbase|publisher=Racing Post|accessdate=2008-06-17] He made over 250 appearances for Wycombe in seven seasons at the club, helping the club to a FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool in April 2001. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1264608.stm|title=Liverpool end Wycombe's fight|date=2001-04-08|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-17] McCarthy joined Oxford United on loan in March 2003, [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2891031.stm|title=Deadline-day transfers|date=2003-03-27|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-17] joining the club on a permanent basis at the end of the season. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/3042460.stm|title=McCarthy poised to join U's|date=2003-07-03|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-17] After 35 appearances for Oxford, he was released on a free transfer in summer 2004 and joined non-league club Hornchurch.cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=22354|title=Another Urchin finds pastures new|date=2004-11-25|publisher=Non League Daily|accessdate=2008-06-17] He began available after Hornchurch ran into financial trouble and signed for Nationwide Conference club Gravesend and Northfleet (now Ebbsfleet United) in November 2004. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gravesend_and_northfleet/4039727.stm|title=McCarthy secures Gravesend switch|date=2004-11-24|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-17] He became club captain [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gravesend_and_northfleet/6668791.stm|title=Ebbsfleet re-sign experienced duo |date=2007-05-18|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-17] and by the end of the 2007–08 season, had made over 110 appearances for Ebbsfleet and collected a winners medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy in May 2008. [cite news|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/McCarthy-wants-another-taste-of-Football-League-newsinkent12976.aspx?news=sport|title=McCarthy wants another taste of Football League |date=2008-05-18|publisher=Kent News|accessdate=2008-06-17] [cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7382167.stm| title=Ebbsfleet 1-0 Torquay |date=2008-05-15|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-15]

Honours

*FA Trophy: 2008

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=4997|name=Paul McCarthy


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