 Magnay playing for Hartlepool United in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Ronald Joseph Magnay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gateshead (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Birtley Town | |||
| Esh Winning | |||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Gateshead | 67 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Grimsby Town | 42 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Hartlepool United | 110 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Spennymoor Town | 38 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Gateshead | 38 | (1) |
| Total | 297 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Gateshead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carl Ronald Joseph Magnay (born 20 January 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently first-team manager at Gateshead.
Born in Gateshead, Magnay joined Chelsea in 2007. After loan spells with Milton Keynes Dons and Northampton Town, he departed Chelsea and joined his home town club Gateshead. After three seasons with Gateshead, he spent one season with Grimsby Town where he won the club's Player of the Season award. In 2015, he joined League Two club Hartlepool United. Magnay became club captain in his third season with Hartlepool before departing at the end of his fourth season. He subsequently joined non-League Spennymoor Town in 2019. After three seasons with Spennymoor, he rejoined Gateshead. In this spell, Gateshead earned promotion from the National League North as champions. He retired in 2023.
Magnay has also represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level, earning one cap.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.