Barry Cuddihy

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Barry Cuddihy

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Clyde

| clubnumber = 6

| years1 = 2015–2016

| clubs1 = St Mirren

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016

| clubs2 = → Annan Athletic (loan)

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Annan Athletic

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2017–

| clubs4 = Clyde

| caps4 = 168

| goals4 = 7

| nationalyears1 =

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| club-update = 17 August 2023

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Barry Cuddihy (born 19 December 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Clyde}} club Clyde. Cuddihy has previously played for St Mirren and Annan Athletic.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Cuddihy began his career at St Mirren. He was an unused substitute in three of their 2013–14 Scottish Premiership matches, starting with a 1–1 home draw with Heart of Midlothian on 29 December 2013.{{cite news|last1=Lamont|first1=Alasdair|title=St Mirren 1-1 Hearts|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25482617|accessdate=19 August 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 December 2013}} He made his debut on 25 April 2015, playing three minutes as a substitute for Thomas Reilly at the end of a 4–1 win over Kilmarnock, and made two more substitute appearances as the season ended with relegation.{{cite news|last1=Crawford|first1=Kenny|title=St Mirren 4-1 Kilmarnock|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32362972|accessdate=19 August 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 April 2015}}

On 12 March 2016, Cuddihy moved to Annan Athletic of Scottish League Two on an emergency loan.{{cite news|title=Barry Cuddihy: Out On Loan|url=http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=53034|accessdate=13 April 2016|publisher=St. Mirren F.C.|date=12 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504232647/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=53034|archive-date=4 May 2016|url-status=dead}} He made his debut later that day, playing the entirety of a 4–2 loss at East Fife.{{cite news|title=East Fife 4-2 Annan Athletic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35733759|accessdate=13 April 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 March 2016}} He was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=55088 |title=Squad Update |publisher=St Mirren FC |date=3 May 2016 |accessdate=3 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605114158/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=55088 |archive-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}

After leaving St Mirren, Cuddihy returned to Annan Athletic on a one-year deal.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/cuddihy-among-new-arrivals-at-annan/ |title=Cuddihy among new arrivals at Annan |work=spfl.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=11 July 2016}} He was subsequently signed for Clyde in July 2017 by former Annan manager Jim Chapman.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news-star/Three-more-former-Annan-players-link-up-with-former-boss-Jim-Chapman-at-Clyde-07ed257a-3e1e-4008-923f-f33eded998e0-ds |title=Three more former Annan players link-up with former boss Jim Chapman at Clyde |work=News & Star |publisher=CN Group |date=19 July 2017 |accessdate=26 July 2017}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 06 November 2021}}

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!rowspan="2"|Season

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!colspan="2"|Scottish Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

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rowspan="3"|St Mirren

|2014–15{{soccerbase season|71309|2014|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

|Scottish Premiership

|3

00000colspan="2"|—30
2015–16{{soccerbase season|71309|2015|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

|Scottish Championship

|3

000102Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup060
colspan="2"|St Mirren total

!6

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Annan Athletic (loan)

|2015–16

|Scottish League Two

|10

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Annan Athletic

|2016–17{{soccerbase season|71309|2016|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

|Scottish League Two

|23

230402Appearances in the League One play-offs0322
rowspan="6"|Clyde

|2017–18{{soccerbase season|71309|2017|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

|rowspan="2"|Scottish League Two

|34

3204010413
2018–19{{soccerbase season|71309|2018|accessdate=13 November 2021}}

|33

1104020401
2019–20{{soccerbase season|71309|2019|accessdate=13 November 2021}}

|rowspan="3"|Scottish League One

|22

1304040331
2020–21{{soccerbase season|71309|2020|accessdate=13 November 2021}}

|22

1214100283
2021–22{{soccerbase season|71309|2021|accessdate=13 November 2021}}

|9

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colspan="2"|Clyde total

!120

681201801568
colspan="3"|Career total

!159

811125112020710

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