Sean McCarthy (born 12 September 1967) is a Welsh football manager, coach and former professional player who made over 500 appearances in

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. McCarthy played primarily as a striker; however, he was also used in

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Career

Playing career

Born in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...

, Glamorgan, McCarthy began his career with hometown team Bridgend Town, before moving to Swansea City just a season later. McCarthy also played in

for Plymouth Argyle,

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and

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, scoring 171 goals in 547 appearances. He is the most recent player to score a top flight goal for Oldham Athletic, scoring for them in a 1–1 FA Premier League draw against

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at Carrow Road on the final day of the 1993–94 season, a game which Oldham's failure to win cost them their top flight status. They have not since regained it. McCarthy later played non-league football for

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Coaching career

In May 2008, McCarthy was appointed as the new manager of Southern League Division One side Truro City, following the resignation of Dave Leonard. On 7 December 2009, McCarthy left the club by mutual consent following a 7–2 away defeat to Stourbridge. On 13 January 2011, McCarthy was given a job as a coach at

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, by former playing partner

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. On 26 June 2013, McCarthy was appointed first team coach at English

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club Plymouth Argyle On 15 June 2015, he left his position as first team coach at Plymouth Argyle due to a back room staff restructuring. In July 2016 McCarthy was appointed first team coach under team manager

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at Newport County, replacing Mike Flynn. Feeney and his assistant manager Andy Todd were sacked by Newport on 28 September 2016; McCarthy was appointed joint caretaker manager with Newport's goalkeeping player/coach

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. After

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was appointed team manager effective from 10 October 2016 (with

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his assistant manager), McCarthy was released by the club.McCarthy released by Newport
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Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Sean Living people 1967 births Association football forwards Association football defenders Footballers from Bridgend Welsh footballers Welsh football managers Bridgend Town A.F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Taunton Town F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. managers English Football League players Premier League players Ipswich Town F.C. non-playing staff Plymouth Argyle F.C. non-playing staff Newport County A.F.C. non-playing staff Truro City F.C. managers