Jon-Paul McGovern

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Jon-Paul McGovern
Personal information
Full name Jon-Paul McGovern
Date of birth October 3, 1980 (1980-10-03) (age 27)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Swindon Town
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-2003
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-
Celtic
Sheffield United (Loan)
Livingston
Sheffield Wednesday
MK Dons
Swindon Town
00 (0)
15 (1)
27 (0)
53 (6)
47 (3)
40 (2)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 7 May 06.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 May 06.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jon-Paul McGovern (born October 3, 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.

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[edit] Career

McGovern started his career at Celtic, whom he joined as a trainee before moving to Livingston the following year. His time playing in Scotland was sandwiched by a loan spell at Sheffield United. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004. He was a key part of the Owls' play off winning side in 2005, scoring a goal in the final and being ever present in that season and became a fan favourite amongst the Owls supporters. During the 2005/06 season though, his appearances were limited after suffering two long-term injuries. At the end of the season he was released, and subsequently signed for Milton Keynes Dons.

After only one full season with Milton Keynes, McGovern was signed by Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee - McGovern would be reunited with Paul Sturrock for whom he played under at Sheffield Wednesday. The Scotsman has signed a contract until 2010. McGovern made a fitting tribute to his MK Dons career, scoring a free-kick on his final appearance for the club in the Carling Cup 2nd round against former rivals Sheffield United.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Sheffield Wednesday

[edit] Transfers

Date Club Fee
27 April 2002 Celtic Trainee
13 August 2002 Sheff Utd Loan
1 July 2003 Livingston Free
25 June 2004 Sheffield Wednesday Free
4 July 2006 MK Dons Free
31 August 2007 Swindon Town Undisclosed

[edit] Statistics

Recent Club Performance
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Swindon Town 2007-08 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 2
MK Dons 2007-08 3 0 - - 2 1 - - 0 0 5 1
2006-07 44 3 3 0 5 1 - - 2 0 54 4
Sheffield Wednesday 2005-06 7 0 - - 1 0 - - 0 0 8 0
2004-05 49 8 1 0 2 0 - - 1 0 53 8
Livingston 2003-04 27 0 2 0 3 0 - - 0 0 32 0
Sheff Utd (Loan) 2002-03 15 1 1 1 2 1 - - 0 0 18 3
Total (Last 6 seasons) 145 14 7 1 15 3 0 0 3 0 170 18