| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Matthew McGrath[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1998 | Belvedere FC | ||
| 1998?–1999 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005 | Kidderminster Harriers | 19 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Limerick | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Weymouth | 14 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Tamworth | 42 | (3) |
| 2007– | Burton Albion | 200 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Matthew McGrath (born 27 March 1980) is an Irish footballer who plays for Burton Albion as a midfielder.
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McGrath was born in Limerick, Republic Ireland, and before embarking on a professional football career, he was an outstanding underage hurler and Gaelic footballer for Monagea. McGrath started his career at Aston Villa but after making only three appearances he went out on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge in November 2002.[2]
He was then signed by Doncaster Rovers on 10 July 2003 in time for the start of their first campaign back in the Football League after being promoted from the Football Conference.[3] He spent two months on loan at Shrewsbury Town,[4] before signing for Kidderminster Harriers in January 2005. In May 2005, McGrath was released by Kidderminster, having been sent off in his last game, away to Northampton Town on 7 May.
He then joined Limerick but left the club to join Conference South side Weymouth in January 2006.
McGrath was only at Weymouth for a short period before joining Nationwide Conference side Tamworth in the summer of 2006.[5] On 10 May 2007, McGrath and Tamworth teammate Jake Edwards joined local rivals Burton Albion following Tamworth's relegation from the Conference National.[6] His first season at Burton saw the club make the play-off semi-finals after he had played in 52 games and scored eight goals,[7] after which he signed a new one-year deal with the club,[8] despite having talks with York City manager Colin Walker.[9] McGrath made 48 appearances and scored six goals for Burton during the 2008–09 season, when the team won the Conference and so gained promotion to League Two.[10] He signed a new contract with Burton in May 2009.[11]
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