Grant McCann

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Grant McCann
Personal information
Full nameGrant Samuel McCann
Date of birth (1980-04-15) 15 April 1980
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubPeterborough United
Number11
Youth career
1995–1996Lisburn Distillery
1996–1998West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2003West Ham United4(0)
1999→ Livingston (loan)4(0)
2000→ Notts County (loan)2(0)
2000–2001→ Cheltenham Town (loan)30(3)
2002→ Cheltenham Town (loan)8(0)
2003–2007Cheltenham Town158(31)
2006–2007→ Barnsley (loan)7(1)
2007–2008Barnsley34(3)
2008–2010Scunthorpe United102(18)
2010–Peterborough United128(29)
National team‡
2000–2001Northern Ireland U2111(3)
2001–Northern Ireland39(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:07, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Grant Samuel McCann (born 15 April 1980) is a Northern Irish international footballer who plays for Peterborough United

Club career

Born in Belfast, McCann played in the Lisburn Distillery youth system from 1995 until signing for the West Ham United Academy of Football in 1996, where he started his professional career.[1][2] He made is debut on 19 May 2001 in a 2–1 away defeat to Middlesbrough.[3]

West Ham and Loans

Finding it hard to break into the West Ham first team McCann had loan spells at Livingston and Notts County before moving to Cheltenham Town, in another loan deal, in 2000.[4]

Cheltenham Town

After another loan deal took him back to Cheltenham in 2002, the move was made permanent during the January 2003 transfer window when he moved from West Ham for £50,000, a record transfer fee for Cheltenham Town.[4] McCann went on to make 155 league appearances for the Gloucestershire club. He had made only four substitute appearances for The Hammers.[5]

Barnsley F.C.

He joined Barnsley on loan deadline day, 23 November 2006, in a contract that expired on 1 January 2007. On his debut against Ipswich Town he scored a 92nd minute winner in Simon Davey's first ever game as caretaker boss.[6] The two clubs agreed a fee of £100,000 and McCann moved to Barnsley permanently on 2 January 2007.[7] At the time this was a record fee for an outbound player from Cheltenham.[8]

Scunthorpe F.C.

In January 2008, McCann left Barnsley to sign for Championship rivals Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee.[9]

Peterborough United

On 24 May 2010, Peterborough United announced that they had beaten off competition from a host of Championship clubs to secure the services of McCann on a three-year contract.[10] On 1 August, McCann was named the captain for the 2010–11 League One season, taking the role from George Boyd. He continued to hold this position for the 2011–12 season.[11] McCann has the rare achievement of being promoted via the playoffs with three different clubs at three different Stadiums – with Cheltenham Town at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, with Scunthorpe United at Wembley Stadium, London and with Peterborough United at Old Trafford, Manchester. On 30 April 2012, McCann with seven other Peterborough players were placed on the transfer list by manager Darren Ferguson.[12]

International career

He made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team on 6 October 2001 in a 1–0 away win against Malta.[4] He opened his goalscoring account for Northern Ireland by scoring the last goal, a header, in the 4–1 away win against Liechtenstein on 24 March 2007.[13]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2007 Rheinpark, Vaduz  Liechtenstein 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2 15 October 2008 Windsor Park, Belfast  San Marino 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 February 2009 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  San Marino 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 12 August 2009 Windsor Park, Belfast  Israel 1–0 1–1 Friendly match

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ "West Ham United | Academy | Graduates | Graduates". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Grant McCann". Westhamstats.info. 14 April 1980. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Barnsley | News | Latest News | Latest News | GRANT McCANN – CHELTENHAM TOWN PROFILE". Barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Grant McCann | Football Stats | Peterborough United". Soccer Base. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  6. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | Championship | Barnsley 1–0 Ipswich". BBC News. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Mccann Signs For Barnsley". Irishfa.com. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  8. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Barnsley | Tykes sign Cheltenham's Odejayi". BBC News. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  9. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Scunthorpe Utd | McCann completes Scunthorpe move". BBC News. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Posh pull off major Transfer coup". Peterborough United F.C. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  11. ↑ "BBC Sport – Football – Grant McCann confirmed as Peterborough United captain". BBC News. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Peterborough United list Grant McCann, release Joe Lewis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Grant McCann | Football Stats | Peterborough United". Soccer Base. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 

External links

Peterborough United F.C. – current squad
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