Dermot McCaffrey (born 29 March 1986 in

Omagh Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers River Drumragh, Drumragh and Camowen River, Camowen meet to form the River Strule, Strule. North ...

) is a Northern Irish

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who plays for AArmagh City. McCaffrey spent his childhood in

Clogher Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and C ...

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, and he started his professional career with Scottish club Hibs. McCaffrey made only one appearance for the Hibs first team, in which he was sent off. He was loaned out to First Division clubs Queen of the South and

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during his time with Hibs. At the end of the 2007–08 season, McCaffrey signed a three-year deal to play for Falkirk. Having made only one appearance for Falkirk in over a year, McCaffrey joined

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

on loan on 18 September 2009. On 18 February 2010,

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reported that McCaffrey had agreed to return to Northern Ireland and his home town club,

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. McCaffrey signed for the club as an out-of-contract professional. McCaffrey signed for

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

on 18 February 2012 He has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level. He signed for

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in 2019.

Honours

Derry City *

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* 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Omagh Men's association football defenders Association footballers from County Tyrone Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Hibernian F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Dungannon Swifts F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Derry City F.C. players Armagh City F.C. players People from Clogher {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub