John McDermott (English footballer)

John McDermott
Personal information
Full name John McDermott
Date of birth (1969-02-03) 3 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
Buxton
(assistant manager)
Youth career
1985–1987 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–2007 Grimsby Town 647 (10)
Total 647 (10)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Alfreton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McDermott (born 3 February 1969) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is assistant manager at National League North side Buxton.

As a player, he was a right-back from 1987 to 2007, spending his entire 20-year playing career at Grimsby Town, and holds the club's all-time appearance record, having played 647 league games, 754 games overall for the Mariners. He is one of only 17 players in the history of English football to play more than 600 Football League matches for a single club.

Upon retirement McDermott moved into coaching at the Grimsby Institute before he was appointed assistant manager at Harrogate Town in 2010.[1] He has since had spells as manager of Alfreton Town as well as coaching roles at Cleethorpes Town, Scunthorpe United, Boston United and Matlock Town.

  1. ^ McDermott becomes Harrogate Town's Assistant Manager - This is Grimsby Website.2017 was appointed Director of football at cleethorpes town fc taking them to the FaVase final at Wembley