Grant McCann

Grant McCann
McCann in 2016
Personal information
Full name Grant Samuel McCann[1]
Date of birth (1980-04-14) 14 April 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Doncaster Rovers (manager)
Youth career
1995–1996 Distillery
1996–1998 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 West Ham United 4 (0)
1999Livingston (loan) 4 (0)
2000Notts County (loan) 2 (0)
2000–2001Cheltenham Town (loan) 30 (3)
2002Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (0)
2003–2007 Cheltenham Town 155 (31)
2006–2007Barnsley (loan) 7 (1)
2007–2008 Barnsley 34 (3)
2008–2010 Scunthorpe United 99 (18)
2010–2015 Peterborough United 160 (29)
2015 Linfield 5 (1)
Total 508 (86)
International career
2000–2001 Northern Ireland U21 11 (3)
2001–2012 Northern Ireland 39 (4)
Managerial career
2015 Peterborough United (caretaker)
2016–2018 Peterborough United
2018–2019 Doncaster Rovers
2019–2022 Hull City
2022–2023 Peterborough United
2023– Doncaster Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grant Samuel McCann (born 14 April 1980) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder in the Football League. He is currently the manager of EFL League Two club Doncaster Rovers.

Born in Belfast, McCann played in the Distillery youth system from 1995 until signing for the West Ham United Academy of Football in 1996, where he started his professional career.[2][3] He made his debut on 19 May 2001 in a 2–1 away defeat to Middlesbrough.[4] McCann also won 39 caps for Northern Ireland after making his senior debut against Malta in 2001, with the last of his 39 caps won in a 6–0 friendly defeat against the Netherlands in June 2012.

  1. ^ a b c "Grant McCann". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. ^ "West Ham United | Graduates". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Grant McCann". Westhamstats.info. 14 April 1980. Retrieved 30 May 2011.