Chris McGroarty

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chris McGroarty

| fullname = Christopher McGroarty

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bellshill, Scotland

| currentclub = Kilsyth Rangers (manager)

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1998–2004

| years2 = 2003

| years3 = 2004

| years4 = 2004–2005

| years5 = 2005

| years6 = 2005–2006

| years7 = 2006–2007

| years8 = 2007–2008

| years9 = 2008–2009

| years10 = 2009

| years11 = 2009–2010

| years12 = 2010–2011

| years13 = 2011–2014

| years14 = 2014–

| clubs1 = Dunfermline Athletic

| clubs2 = → Clyde (loan)

| clubs3 = St Mirren

| clubs4 = Dumbarton

| clubs5 = East Stirlingshire

| clubs6 = Berwick Rangers

| clubs7 = Stranraer

| clubs8 = Berwick Rangers

| clubs9 = Stenhousemuir

| clubs10 = Brechin City

| clubs11 = Forfar Athletic

| clubs12 = Glenrothes

| clubs13 = Forth Wanderers

| clubs14 = Wishaw Juniors

| caps1 = 91

| caps2 = 12

| caps3 = 12

| caps4 = 6

| caps5 = 12

| caps6 = 33

| caps7 = 9

| caps8 = 29

| caps9 = 25

| caps10 = 2

| caps11 = 1

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs1 = Forth Wanderers

| manageryears2 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs2 = Wishaw Juniors

| manageryears3 = 2017– | managerclubs3 = Kilsyth Rangers

| club-update = 10:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

}}

Chris McGroarty (born 6 February 1981 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently player-manager of Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region side Kilsyth Rangers. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

McGroarty began his career with Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic, making his first team debut in the 1998–99 season. His form earned a call up to the Scotland Under 21 side in 2001 but he was never capped.{{cite news|title=UNDER 21 SQUAD TO FACE BELGIUM|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1961&newsCategoryID=3&newsID=482|accessdate=8 November 2014|publisher=Scottish Football Association|date=14 March 2001}} He was loaned out to Glasgow side Clyde in 2003 before moving to Paisley club St Mirren one month later. At the end of the 2003–04 season, McGroarty was released by St Mirren and was signed by Scottish Second Division side Dumbarton. After only 4 games with Dumbarton, McGroarty was signed by East Stirlingshire on a short-term contract.

At the end of McGroarty's contract with East Stirlingshire, he signed for Berwick Rangers and played 33 matches for them in the 2005–06 season, scoring five goals. He attracted attention from Stranraer and was signed at the start of the 2006–07 season, only to re-join Berwick in January of that season where he played five games. In May 2008, McGroaty was released from his contract with The Wee Gers{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/berwick_rangers/7411728.stm|title=Berwick pay up for Junior striker|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 May 2008 | date=20 May 2008}} He subsequently signed for Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir a few days later, by doing that he became the first player that manager John Coughlin has signed during his time at three clubs.{{cite web|url=http://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/news.htm |title=17th May Brand New Signings! |publisher=stenhousemuirfc.com |accessdate=28 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214135003/http://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/news.htm |archivedate=14 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}

McGroarty in July 2009 signed a short-term contract for Second Division side Brechin City before joining Forfar Athletic in October the same year. He then signed for Junior side Glenrothes in 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/round-up-of-sfl-news-2010-02-10/|title=McGroarty makes Glenrothes debut|publisher=Scottish Football League|accessdate=3 March 2012|date=10 February 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913000214/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/round-up-of-sfl-news-2010-02-10/|archive-date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead}} before moving to Forth Wanderers in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/forth-recruit-two-well-known-sfl-faces/|title=Forth recruit two well known SFL faces|publisher=Scottish Football League|accessdate=3 March 2012|date=4 July 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914031931/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/forth-recruit-two-well-known-sfl-faces/|archive-date=14 September 2012|url-status=dead}}

Management

McGroarty was appointed as manager of Forth in May 2013.{{cite news|title=Forth Wanderers manager Jamie McKenzie leaves club|url=http://www.carlukegazette.co.uk/sport/local-sport/forth-wanderers-manager-jamie-mckenzie-leaves-club-1-2939975|accessdate=28 May 2013|newspaper=Carluke Gazette|date=22 May 2013|archive-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108181705/http://www.carlukegazette.co.uk/sport/local-sport/forth-wanderers-manager-jamie-mckenzie-leaves-club-1-2939975|url-status=dead}} He joined Wishaw Juniors as manager in October 2014, then moved on to Kilsyth Rangers in August 2017.{{cite news|last1=Thomson|first1=Nick|title=McGroarty: I'll take Wishaw onwards and upwards|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mcgroarty-ill-take-wishaw-onwards-4528178|accessdate=8 November 2014|work=Daily Record|date=29 October 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Temlett|first1=Michael|title=Hunt is on for a new manager at Wishaw Juniors after Chris McGroarty leaves club|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/hunt-new-manager-wishaw-juniors-10952240|accessdate=21 February 2018|work=Daily Record|date=9 August 2017}}