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Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,East Fife.

Kilmarnock (loan)

During the January transfer window in 2010, Maguire moved on loan to Kilmarnock, reuniting him with former Aberdeen boss

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. On his debut against Celtic, he scored the only goal of the game to give Kilmarnock their first league win in eight games. Maguire's form after signing saw him win the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for February 2010. He scored 4 goals in 14 games to help Kilmarnock stay in the Scottish Premier League.

Derby County

On 1 June 2011, it was announced Maguire would sign for

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side

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on the expiration of his Aberdeen contract, having agreed a three-year deal with Derby. The transfer was formally completed on 29 June when Derby agreed a compensation package with Aberdeen, speculated to be in the region of £400,000. Maguire's first start, and first goal, came on 29 October, in a 3–1 win over

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. He was subsequently praised for his patience and work ethic by first-team coach Andy Garner, having been kept out of the team by the form of fellow strikers

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,

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and Steve Davies. However, he failed to cement a place in the first team, finding himself behind strikers

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, Steve Davies,

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and youth product

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. Maguire scored a hat-trick against Pinxton in a 4–0 win during the quarter final of the Derbyshire Senior Cup.

Portsmouth (loan)

On 9 March 2012, Maguire joined Championship strugglers

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on a month-long emergency loan. He wore the number 22 shirt during his time at Fratton Park. Maguire scored his first Portsmouth goal in his side's 4–1 victory over

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at Fratton Park on 20 March 2012. Maguire received praise from Portsmouth manager

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for his role in a 2–0 win against

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on 27 March 2012 and hoped for an extension to his loan. After one month at ''Pompey'', the club extended Maguire's loan until the end of the season. Maguire impressed for Portsmouth where he scored 3 goals in 11 appearances, and picked up the club's Player of the Month award in the game against parent club Derby County (a game which Maguire was ineligible to play in) on 21 April 2012, a game which saw Portsmouth relegated in a 2–1 defeat.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 22 May 2012, Maguire was transfer-listed by Derby.

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, newly promoted to the Championship, had two bids rejected to buy Maguire in May 2012 but on 21 June 2012, they announced that Maguire had joined them on a three-year deal. He made his Owls debut in the 4–2 League Cup win over

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on 13 August. However Maguire had to wait until 16 March 2013 for another league appearance in the 0–2 defeat against Cardiff City. When right midfielder

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was brought down and injured, Maguire came on as substitute. Maguire made his second league appearance, again as substitute, in the 2–1 victory against South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley. Maguire made a fourth appearance for the Owls in a 3–2 victory over

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, replacing Jermaine Johnson in the 84th minute. Maguire came on as substitute and grabbed a late six-yard goal in the 92nd minute in his first goal for the Owls against

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in 2–1 away victory on 9 April 2013. Maguire scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season against

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, a 57th-minute free-kick with the game ending 1–1. Maguire had to wait until 4 October 2014 for his second goal of the season, a thunderous strike against local rivals

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in the 52nd minute with the game ending 1–1. Maguire's third goal of the season came against Blackpool on Boxing Day, a 39th-minute penalty which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 victory. On 10 January 2015, Maguire scored his fourth goal of the 2014–15 season at

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in Wednesday's 2–0 victory and followed that up the following week with a penalty against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–1 defeat. On 4 March 2015, Maguire scored his sixth goal of the season, after coming on as substitute, against

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in another 2–1 defeat. On 18 April 2015 Maguire scored the equaliser from the penalty spot in the 95th minute of the game against AFC Bournemouth in a 2–2 draw. The following week on 25 April 2015, Maguire scored his eighth and final goal of 2014–15 against Yorkshire rivals

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, which was again from the penalty spot; Wednesday went on to lose the game 2–1.

Coventry City (loan)

On 28 November 2013, Maguire signed on loan for

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until 5 January 2014. He made his Sky Blues debut on 30 November away to

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, replacing Carl Baker in the 65th minute. He scored two free-kicks in the 86th and 90th minutes to win the game for Coventry. Maguire was recalled by caretaker manager Stuart Gray for

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's Boxing Day fixture against

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.

Rotherham United

On 24 July 2015, Maguire signed a one-year contract with

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. He made his debut in the first game of the season on 8 August 2015 against

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at the

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. In total, he made 14 league appearances (8 as a substitute) for Rotherham, plus one substitute appearance in the League Cup, but did not score during his spell at the club.

Oxford United (loan)

On 26 November 2015, Maguire signed a two-month loan deal with

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. He made six League appearances, played in a notable victory over Premier League side Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup, and scored against

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in the area semi-finals of the Football League Trophy.

Oxford United

On 1 February 2016, Maguire's contract with Rotherham was terminated by mutual agreement, and on the same day he signed a contract with Oxford until the end of the 2015–16 season. Maguire scored 4 league goals in 2015–16, all during the final six games of the season culminating in Oxford's promotion to

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. After prolonged negotiations he signed a further one-year deal in July 2016. He scored a career-best 17 goals for Oxford in 2016–17 but declined their offer of a new contract.

Bury

Maguire signed for Bury in July 2017 on a free transfer.

Sunderland

On 22 June 2018, Maguire signed a two-year deal with EFL League One side Sunderland. On 24 August 2019, in his second season at the club, Maguire scored a hat-trick against Wimbledon in a 3–1 home win. On 25 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Sunderland at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Lincoln City

On 7 July 2021, Maguire signed a two-year deal with Lincoln City, joining Imps manager

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for a third time. Upon joining the club, he was given a number ten shirt ahead of the new season. However, Maguire's debut was delayed for a month when he suffered a calf injury. Maguire would make his debut again

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, on 11 September 2021, coming off the bench in a 5–1 victory. He scored his first goal for Lincoln City against Carlisle United in the second round of the EFL Trophy, breaking the deadlock in the 45th minute, as the club lose on penalties (in which he missed) following a 1–1 draw. Maguire then scored his first league goal for Lincoln City, scoring from a penalty, in a 3–2 lost against

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on 26 December 2021. Two weeks later on 11 January 2022, he scored a hat trick against his old club Sunderland, winning 3–1. In July 2022, Maguire was told by new Lincoln manager Mark Kennedy that he was free to leave the club. On 22 August 2022, Maguire was charged by

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for breaching betting rules after Maguire was alleged to place 52 bets on football matches between March 2017 and February 2022. Maguire was subsequently suspended by Lincoln City. On 1 September 2022, Lincoln and Maguire parted ways by mutual consent.

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announced on 12 September 2022 that Maguire had signed for them. This signing was not completed, however, with their interim manager

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saying in October that the deal had been placed on hold until there was an outcome to the case regarding his bets on football matches. Maguire and the club had agreed a contract which reflected the possibility of him being banned due to that case, but the PFA rejected that change to the standard player contract.

International career

Maguire was a regular member of the Scottish under-21 team. He scored a goal from the halfway line immediately after the restart in the qualifying match for Euro 2011 against

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. In February 2011, Maguire won his first cap for

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in a 3–0 win over

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in the

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in Dublin.

Personal life

Fans call him 'Bebo' after his profile on the social networking site of the same name was allegedly hacked into. In February 2007, Maguire's profile was seen to leave abusive comments on a friend's page about Rangers players

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and

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.

Career statistics

Honours

Oxford United * Football League/EFL Trophy runner-up: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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runner-up: 2015–16 Sunderland * EFL Trophy: 2020–21 Individual * Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: February 2010, September 2010 * EFL League One Goal of the Month: September 2018, October 2018

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Chris 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bellshill Scottish footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scotland international footballers Association football forwards Aberdeen F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players

Club career

Aberdeen

Kilmarnock (loan)

Derby County

Portsmouth (loan)

Sheffield Wednesday

Coventry City (loan)

Rotherham United

Oxford United (loan)

Oxford United

Bury

Sunderland

Lincoln City

International career

Personal life

Career statistics

Honours

References

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