Gavin McCann
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gavin McCann
| image = Gavin McCann 2014.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = McCann during Jody Craddock's testimonial game
| fullname = Gavin Peter McCann
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|10|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/gavin-mccann-464/|title=Gavin McCann|website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=23 May 2020}}
| birth_place = Blackpool, England
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Hyde United (first team coach)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1995 | youthclubs1 = Everton
| years1 = 1995–1998 | clubs1 = Everton |caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1998–2003 | clubs2 = Sunderland |caps2 = 116 |goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2003–2007 | clubs3 = Aston Villa |caps3 = 110 |goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = Bolton Wanderers |caps4 = 75 |goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = 312 | totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2001 |nationalteam1 = England |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Gavin Peter McCann (born 10 January 1978) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the English Premier League. He has one England cap to his name, playing against Spain at Villa Park in 2001. He is currently the First Team coach at Hyde United.
Club career
McCann played junior football for Y.M.C.A juniors in Lytham St Annes. He signed for Everton where he was a product of their academy. In 1998, he moved to Sunderland where he was a member of the side which won the Division One title and promotion to the Premiership with 105 points in 1999.
He signed for Aston Villa in 2003, where he had numerous injury setbacks. He scored one goal in the 2006–07 season in a 3–1 home loss to Manchester City. He was no longer guaranteed first team football, so decided to leave Villa Park,{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} and in June 2007, he signed a five-year contract with Bolton Wanderers.
McCann scored his first goal for Bolton in their 1–0 UEFA Cup group win over Red Star Belgrade in December 2007{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7128973.stm
|title=Red Star Belgrade 0–1 Bolton
|publisher=BBC
|date=6 December 2007 |access-date=2 November 2009}} and followed this up with a goal in a 1–1 draw with Sporting Clube de Portugal at the Reebok Stadium three months later in the knockout stage of the cup.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7272668.stm
|title=Bolton 1–1 Sporting
|publisher=BBC
|date=6 March 2008 |access-date=2 November 2009}} He scored his first league goal for Bolton in a 1–0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on 19 April 2008.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7344102.stm
|title=Middlesbrough 0–1 Bolton
|publisher=BBC
|date=19 April 2008 |access-date=2 November 2009
|first=Nabil
|last=Hassan}}
In November 2008 he received high acclaim from the Bolton manager Gary Megson who stated that the midfielder was playing some of the best football of his career since moving to the Reebok Stadium.{{cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1458360,00.html |title=McCann Earns Megson Praise |work=bwfc.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113040453/http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~1458360%2C00.html |archive-date=13 January 2009 }}
McCann's contract ran out at the end of June 2010, McCann had picked up a knee injury and Owen Coyle said that once he recovered from the injury, he would have a chance to earn a new contract.{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6119164,00.html | publisher=Sky Sports | title=Coyle plans Bolton changes | date=27 April 2010}}
In early 2011, teammate Kevin Davies confirmed on the social networking site Twitter that McCann had retired from the game having failed to overcome injury.
International career
McCann has played once for the England national team, in a friendly against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=10 March 2012}}
Coaching career
In February 2008, McCann launched his own football academy in Lytham St Annes, the first one on the Fylde coast. The Milligan-McCann Academy is aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds and runs at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School. McCann teamed up with former Blackpool players, Jamie Milligan, who has been at Fleetwood Town since 2004 and John Hills who also signed for Fleetwood Town in August 2008, both of whom were born in Blackpool and grew up with McCann, to create the academy.{{cite news | last = Thomas | first = Cherry | title = Academy for young sports aces | work = Blackpool Gazette | date = 28 February 2008 | url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/lytham-news/Academy-for-young-sports-aces.3817974.jp | access-date = 23 May 2008 }} In October 2008 the academy landed a major sponsorship deal with Northern Care, with coaching sessions continuing at King Edward VII & Queen Mary School each weekend as well as week-long summer courses. The academy has also received a grant to encourage children to play "park football".{{cite news |last=Canavan |first=Steve |date=23 October 2008 |title=Gavin McCann – The Premier League's quiet man |work=Blackpool Gazette |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Gavin-McCann-The-Premier.4622321.jp |access-date=23 October 2008}}
After retiring, McCann remained active at Bolton Wanderers in the backroom at youth level.
In May 2012, he was appointed as Assistant Manager and first team coach at Hyde, alongside manager Scott McNiven.{{cite web |url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/2012/05/gary-lowe-and-martyn-booty-leave-hyde-fc/ |title=Gary Lowe and Martyn Booty leave Hyde FC |work=Hyde F.C. |access-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518161929/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/2012/05/gary-lowe-and-martyn-booty-leave-hyde-fc/ |archive-date=18 May 2012 }} He left Hyde's management team in early 2015, and studied for his professional coaching badges and also worked for Wrea Green FC on a Sunday morning whilst also playing in a soccer sixes league back where he started at Lytham YMCA.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2365669,00.html |title=McCann Enjoying Latest Chapter Of Career|date=24 May 2011 |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-date=25 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525205701/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2365669,00.html |url-status=dead }}
In late 2015, he was back at Bolton, coaching their U15 team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/13373975.Former_Bolton_Wanderer_Gavin_McCann_backing_Neil_Lennon_to_keep_his_old_club_on_an_upward_spiral/|title = Former Bolton Wanderer Gavin McCann backing Neil Lennon to keep his old club on an upward spiral| date=7 July 2015 }} In 2018, he was promoted to coaching Bolton's U18 team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17273529.bolton-prepare-newcastle-united-clash-fa-youth-cup/|title=Wanderers' youth seek FA Youth Cup boost against Newcastle United|website=The Bolton News|date=4 December 2018 }} He left Bolton on 29 January 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/bolton-wanderers-finalise-academy-restructure/|title=Bolton Wanderers finalises Academy restructure|website=bwfc.co.uk}}
After six years back at Bolton working with the academy sides, he returned to Hyde United as the first team coach in February 2022, reuniting once again with his former Wanderers colleague Nicky Spooner.https://www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2022/02/19/former-player-nicky-spooner-named-new-hyde-united-manager/, Former player Nicky Spooner named Hyde United manager, Tameside Correspondent, 19 February 2022
Personal life
McCann lives in Lytham St Annes with his wife and children.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}} | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Everton
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Sunderland
|11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000
|Premier League |24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2000–01
|Premier League |22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2001–02
|Premier League |29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03
|Premier League |30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!116 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 135 | 13 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Aston Villa
|Premier League |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05
|Premier League |20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06
|Premier League |32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07
|Premier League |30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!110 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 129 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Bolton Wanderers
|Premier League |31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in UEFA Cup}} | 2 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2008–09
|Premier League |33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|Premier League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!312 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 363 | 21 |
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Category:Footballers from Blackpool
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
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