 McPhail playing for Cardiff City | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Stephen John Paul McPhail | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Home Farm | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Leeds United | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Leeds United | 78 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | → Millwall (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Barnsley | 73 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Cardiff City | 190 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Shamrock Rovers | 53 | (2) | |||||||||||
| Total | 424 | (12) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Stephen John Paul McPhail (born 9 December 1979) is an Irish former professional footballer and the sporting director of Shamrock Rovers[2] in the League of Ireland Premier Division. A play-making central midfielder, McPhail started his career at Leeds United in the Premier League. He subsequently found success at Cardiff City, making over 150 appearances and being part of their promotion-winning 2012–13 Football League Championship side. McPhail was capped ten times for the Republic of Ireland national team, scoring one goal.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 469. ISBN 0-7472-7627-7.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers FC >> Stephen McPhail". Shamrock Rovers FC. Retrieved 28 July 2018.