George McCartney
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | George McCartney | |
| Date of birth | April 29, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Ham United | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2006 2006– |
Sunderland West Ham United |
134 (0) 60 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001– | Northern Ireland | 25 (1) |
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George McCartney (born April 29, 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an international footballer for Northern Ireland. He currently plays for West Ham United where he is an attacking left full back.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Sunderland
McCartney joined Sunderland as a trainee in 1998[1] and made his debut against Luton in the Worthington Cup in 2000.[2] He was made team captain in 2003/04 after Jason McAteer suffered a long-term injury[2] and in 2004/05 was voted Player of the Season by Sunderland fans during the successful Championship winning campaign, narrowly beating left sided partner and fan favourite Julio Arca.[3] During the season his excellent performances earned him the title "Mr. Consistent" from manager Mick McCarthy.[3] McCartney missed a large percentage of Sunderland's ill-fated 2005-06 season due to injury.[4] After his return he showed glimpses of his potential but the Arca-McCartney partnership did not thrive, which was a contributing factor[citation needed] in Sunderland's dreadful Premiership record that season. He made 157 appearances for Sunderland in all competitions.[1]
[edit] West Ham United
On 8 August 2006 McCartney moved to West Ham in a four year deal, in exchange for Clive Clarke and an additional £600,000.[5] He made his debut in the team's 2-1 defeat to Chesterfield in the League Cup on October 24, 2006.[6] After initially spending most of his time as substitute, he eventually became a first team regular under Alan Curbishley and his strong forward runs played a crucial role in West Ham's eventual escape from relegation. He went on to make 25 appearances in all competitions for West Ham during the 2006/07 season.[1] McCartney scored his first goal for the Irons, a strong back post header, in a friendly against Roma one week before the start of the 2007/08 season.[7] He scored his first Premier League goal for West Ham in the 1-1 home draw with Bolton Wanderers on November 4, 2007 with a magnificent volley.[8]
At the end of the 2007/2008 season McCartney received the runner up Hammer of the Year Award.
[edit] International career
McCartney has four caps for the Northern Ireland U-21 team and has made 23 appearances, including two as substitute, for the senior team.[9] He made his debut for the senior team in September 2001, in their World Cup qualifying win against Iceland, scoring his only goal in his professional career before his goal for West Ham in 2007.[2] In 2005, he fell out with the then manager of the Northern Ireland senior team, Lawrie Sanchez, and has not played for his country since.[6] However since Nigel Worthington took charge of the national team George has stated his willingness to return [10] and on 22 August 2007, McCartney made his return to international football in the 3-1 win against Liechtenstein. [11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Soccerbase: George McCartney, Racing Post. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ a b c Squad list & Profiles: George McCartney, Sunderland AFC Official Website. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ a b "George scoops award", Sunderland AFC.com news report. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "Injured McCartney to have surgery", BBC news report, 3 September 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "West Ham sign defender McCartney", BBC news report, 8 August 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ a b "McCartney rules out return for NI", BBC news report, 26 October 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "McCartney heads Hammers to victory", Bishop's Stortford Citizen, 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ "West Ham 1-1 Bolton", BBC.co.uk, 2007-11-04. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ Squad Profile: George McCartney, BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "McCartney glad to be back in fold", BBC Sport, 22 June 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ "N Ireland 3-1 Liechtenstein ", BBC Sport, 22 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
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| Preceded by Jason McAteer |
Sunderland captain 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by Gary Breen |
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