Dermot McCaffrey (born 29 March 1986 in

Omagh Omagh (; from , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers River Drumragh, Drumragh and Camowen River, Camowen meet to form the River Strule, Strule. Northern Ireland's c ...

) is a Northern Irish

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who plays for Armagh City. McCaffrey spent his childhood in

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, and he started his professional career with Scottish club Hibs. McCaffrey made only one appearance for the Hibs first team, in which he was sent off. He was loaned out to

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clubs Queen of the South and

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during his time with Hibs. At the end of the 2007–08 season, McCaffrey signed a three-year deal to play for Falkirk. Having made only one appearance for Falkirk in over a year, McCaffrey joined

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on loan on 18 September 2009. On 18 February 2010,

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reported that McCaffrey had agreed to return to Northern Ireland and his home town club,

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. McCaffrey signed for the club as an out-of-contract professional. McCaffrey signed for Derry City on 18 February 2012 He has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level. He signed for Armagh City in 2019.

Honours

Derry City *

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