| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip James McGuire | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lochee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2005 | Aberdeen | 201 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | → Inverness CT | 38 | (1) |
| 2009 | Formartine United | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Arbroath | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Philip McGuire (born 4 March 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer, that currently plays for Junior side Lochee United.
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Philip McGuire, central defender or midfielder, started his career with Aberdeen where he made over 200 appearances, scoring 15 goals. He joined Aberdeen in 1996 and came through the ranks into the first team. McGuire was part of the 2000 Scottish and League Finals in which Aberdeen lost both games. Between 2001 and 2003 he was voted into the SPL (Scottish Premier League) Team of the Year.. In 2002 there was major speculation McGuire was leaving Aberdeen to join Glasgow Celtic but after discussions the deal broke down with McGuire then signing a 3 year deal to remain at Aberdeen. McGuire also captained Aberdeen F.C.
He joined Doncaster Rovers in July 2005 for a free transfer and played 18 games for the English League One club. He was injured in a match with Nottingham Forest in which he missed 4 months of the season. He managed to come back early and captained the reserves to the League and Cup double on his comeback trail.
After one season in England, he returned to Scotland in July 2006, signing a two year deal with Dunfermline Athletic, who paid a 6 figure fee to take him back . McGuire helped Dunfermline reach the Scottish cup final in which they lost to Glasgow Celtic. Dunfermline were relegated from the SPL that season. On 31 August 2007, he signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan and became one of the first players to move back up the divisions on a loan agreement until 13 January.[1]
After the loan spell expired, McGuire signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Inverness after Caley Thistle and the Pars agreed a fee.[2]
Phil McGuire was a regular at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and finished the 07/08 season in a respected position. In October 2008, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle going well in the League campaign, McGuire suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for 9 weeks. McGuire returned early to help Inverness Caledonian Thistle who at this stage had slipped down to bottom of the table. Within weeks Inverness parted company with manager Craig Brewster. Terry Butcher and Maurice Malpas took over the mantle at Inverness Caledonian Thistle but McGuire found his first team games rare and he decided at the end of that season, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle being relegated to the SFL (Scottish Football League), to leave the club, despite having 12 months remaining on his contract.
McGuire turned down several clubs in Britain as he was looking to move abroad and explore different options with coaching and options outside football. He almost joined New York Red Bulls in the American MLS (Major League Soccer) as a coach but decided it was the wrong time.
On Friday, 25 September 2009 he signed for Formartine United on a one-year deal to help raise the profile of the new club and raise the awareness of Highland League Football. McGuire teamed up with the Scottish Sun (National Newspaper) to write a weekly diary about his time with the club and created media interest in the small football club. McGuire left Formartine United at the end of January 2010. He is currently a free agent and looking at different options home and abroad.
Phil McGuire has signed for one of the local clubs in his area, Arbroath F.C. until the end of the season. To keep match fitness while he weighs up his options inside and outside of football.