Chris McGroarty

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Personal information
Chris McGroarty
Full name	Christopher McGroarty
Date of birth	February 6, 1981 (1981-02-06) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Stenhousemuir
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2004 2003 2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–	Dunfermline → Clyde (loan) St. Mirren Dumbarton East Strilingshire Berwick Rangers Stranraer Berwick Rangers Stenhouemuir	62 0(1) 12 0(0) 12 0(0) 04 0(0) 12 0(2) 33 0(5) 05 0(0) 27 0(0) 00 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Chris McGroarty (born February 6, 1981, in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional football player currently with Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Third Division.

[edit] Career

McGroarty started his career with Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic, making his first team debut in the 1998–99 season. He was loaned out to Glasgow side Clyde in 2003 before moving to Paisley club St. Mirren one month later. At the end of the 2003–04 season, McGroarty was released by St. Mirren and was signed by Scottish Second Division side Dumbarton. After only 4 games with Dumbarton, McGroarty was signed by East Stirlingshire on a short-term contract.

At the end of McGroarty's contract with East Stirlingshire, he signed for Berwick Rangers and played 33 matches for them in the 2005–06 season, scoring five goals. He attracted attention from Stranraer and was signed at the start of the 2006–07 season, only to re-join Berwick in January of that season where he played five games. In May 2008, McGroaty was released from his contract with The Wee Gers^[1] He subsequently signed for Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir a few days later.^[2]