Harrison McGahey (born 26 September 1995) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a defender for

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

. McGahey began his career as a junior with

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

and then

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, before moving to Blackpool where he eventually made his first team debut.

Career

Blackpool

McGahey joined Blackpool aged 14 after spells in the youth teams of

and

. After helping the Blackpool youth side win the junior league title, McGahey signed a professional contract with the club. He then made his professional league début for Blackpool on 18 April 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat against

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

. McGahey's deal was only a short-term one and after three first-team appearances he elected not to renew terms with the club.

Sheffield United

McGahey signed a two-year contract, with an option for a third, for

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

for an undisclosed fee on 18 July 2014. Despite McGahey being out of contract, his age meant that Blackpool were due a fee and as such the two clubs agreed a compensation package. McGahey joined

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...

on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season on 13 February 2015. He was recalled one month later.

Rochdale

On 16 June 2016 McGahey joined

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

on a two-year deal. He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Scunthorpe United

On 4 January 2019, McGahey signed for Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Oldham Athletic

After being released by Scunthorpe McGahey signed to Oldham Athletic in June 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGahey, Harrison 1995 births Living people English men's footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Men's association football defenders English Football League players Footballers from Preston, Lancashire