Tam McManus

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Personal information
Tam McManus
Full name	Thomas Kelly McManus
Date of birth	February 28, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	13
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2005 2000 2000-2001 2004 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-	Hibernian → East Fife (loan) → Airdrieonians (loan) → Boston United (loan) Dundee Falkirk Dunfermline Athletic	109 (19) 011 0(3) 001 0(0) 008 0(0) 037 (10) 005 0(0) 000 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 26 February 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Thomas "Tam" Kelly McManus (born 28 February 1981, in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic.

McManus started his career with Hibernian, making his debut against Stranraer in 1999, while he enjoyed his first start in an Edinburgh Derby against Heart of Midlothian a year later. He had earlier gained first-team experience with 3-month loan spells at East Fife then Airdrieonians. McManus went on to become a first-team regular for Hibs, enjoying his best season in 2002-03, when he scored 11 goals.

In August 2004, new manager Tony Mowbray decided McManus would not feature in Hibs first team plans and he was loaned to Boston United. McManus failed to settle in quiet Lincolnshire however, and returned north to sign for Dundee in January 2005. The Dark Blues were struggling in the league though, and despite McManus' goal in a relegation-decider against Livingston, Dundee fell short and were demoted to the Scottish First Division.

Financial difficulties at Dundee, resultant from relegation and an earlier spell in administration required them to remove the highest-earners from their wage bill and, along with Lee Wilkie, McManus negotiated a release settlement in the summer of 2006. He signed for Falkirk in August,^[1] however, after playing a largely peripheral role in the first half of the 2006-07 season, he was released by the Bairns on the 31st of January 2007.^[2] Four weeks later, McManus signed a short term contract with Dunfermline for the remainder of the current season.