Patrick McGuire (born 27 September 1987) is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

Frickley Athletic Frickley Athletic Football Club is a football club based in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Westfield Lane. History Although the club itself claims it was formed in 1910, the team was activ ...

, as well as head coach of the Yorkshire football team.

Career

Born in Baildon, McGuire signed with

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

aged 11, before graduating through the Bradford City 'Centre of Excellence' and signed a youth team scholarship at the age of 15, ensuring him a full-time apprenticeship as a footballer when leaving school a year later. At the beginning of March 2006, McGuire was offered a full professional contract with the club. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

in the

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and also made a substitute appearance for Bradford in 2006 with Bradford winning 4–0 in the

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First Round against

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. He was released at the end of the season and signed for

Farsley Celtic Farsley Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Farsley, West Yorkshire, England. The club was founded in 1908, but folded in 2010 and were reformed as Farsley AFC before returning to the name Farsley Celtic in 2015.

. After making just a couple of appearances in the 2007–08 season, he moved on to play semi professionally with Woodley Sports in March 2008 before joining

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

. He spent a spell on loan at

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on loan in September 2009 Next he joined

Ossett Town Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...

, before moving to

in July 2010 and

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in November 2010. A move to

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was followed by a return to former club Ossett Town, before signing initially as a player for

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afterwards. In January 2018, McGuire was called up to the Yorkshire football team, a team represented in

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from players in the region.

Managerial career

Following the resignation of manager Chris Reape, McGuire and fellow senior player Mike Garrod took charge of

as joint-managers in January 2018. Due to Garrod's decision to leave in May 2018 after guiding the club to safety in the NCEL, McGuire became the sole manager at the club. During his tenure at

, McGuire reached consecutive NCEL League Cup quarter-finals, as well as a County Cup semi-final, whilst establishing the team as a top-half team in the league. However, following poor performances despite a much-publicised increased playing budget, McGuire parted company with

in December 2022. In February 2023, McGuire was confirmed as the new manager of

, a team which McGuire had previously featured for. He was joined by assistant manager Blake Campbell. In April 2023, both McGuire and Campbell succeeded in avoiding relegation with the club. In addition to being the first team manager of

, McGuire is also the head coach of the Yorkshire football team (a role which he has held since June 2022), and since August 2022 is the scholarship head coach at Bradford (Park Avenue).

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* 1987 births Living people Bradford City A.F.C. players English men's footballers Farsley Celtic F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Ossett Town A.F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Wakefield F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Stockport Sports F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Glapwell F.C. players Thackley A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players Footballers from Bradford {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub