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Jonathan David McCarthy (born 18 August 1970) is a former professional
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who is the assistant
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at
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club
Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club () is a Welsh professional association football, football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the . The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted the Connah's Quay Nomads ...
. McCarthy played as a winger and made around 700 appearances in his career, many of which were in the
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. Twice a Northern Ireland B international, he went on to win 18 senior
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for
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. He began his career at
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...
in 1987 before heading into the
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scene with Shepshed Charterhouse in 1989. He returned to the professional game the following year after signing a
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with
York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...
. He spent the next five years with the club, helping York to
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via the
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in
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, and twice being voted Clubman of the Year. In 1995, he joined
Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...
for a £450,000 fee. In his first year at
Vale Park Vale Park is a football stadium in the area of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and it has been the home ground of Port Vale Football Club since its opening in 1950. It has a current capacity of 15,695, and was renovated durin ...
, he was awarded the club's
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award and also played in the Anglo-Italian Cup final. In 1997, he was sold to
Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
for £1.5 million. The highlight of a five-year injury-plagued stay in Birmingham would be a League Cup final appearance in
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. The next year, he was loaned out to
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before a return to Port Vale was followed by a brief spell with
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...
and a cameo return at York City. Settling with
Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...
, he left the
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in 2003 to play for non-League
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. Hucknall were crowned
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champions in 2003–04, and following this success, he won a deal with
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. He helped the club to the
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title in 2005–06, before he retired in 2007. He was appointed as first-team
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at
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in January 2014, and after a brief spell as
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, became manager of the club in May 2016, before he was sacked in September 2017. He then joined
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as assistant manager for four years before being appointed assistant manager at Connah's Quay Nomads in October 2021.


Club career


Early career

Born in
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
, McCarthy began his career with
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...
on non-
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terms in November 1987 under
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John Bird, making his first-team debut at the age of 17 by playing the last ten minutes of the last game of the 1987–88 season. Bird was sacked later in the year, and his successor,
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, released McCarthy. He had a short spell outside of the professional game after joining Shepshed Charterhouse of the
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in March 1989.


York City

John Bird persuaded McCarthy to join
York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...
on a part-time contract in March 1990. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Gillingham on 29 September. While still studying at university he signed professional forms with York in March 1991. He was named Clubman of the Year for 1991–92, after which he helped the club to
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after winning the
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at the end of 1992–93. York chairman Douglas Craig revealed the club had turned down a £150,000 offer from
Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...
for McCarthy, valuing him at at least three times that amount. Following a 1994–95 season described as "superb", he was named Clubman of the Year a second time. He played for York for five years and developed a reputation as one of the Football League's foremost right-sided wingers.


Port Vale

He was bought by
John Rudge John Robert Rudge (born 21 October 1944) is an English former professional football player and manager who is the president of club Port Vale. Rudge began his playing career at Huddersfield Town in November 1961, but made little impact at t ...
's
Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...
for a £450,000 fee in August 1995, which at the time was York's record transfer fee received. With McCarthy on the right-wing and
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on the left-wing, Rudge played attacking wing-based football. During his spell with Vale, McCarthy earned plaudits for his league performances and his display in the club's
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tie against Everton, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Vale Park. He played in the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup final, as Vale lost 5–2 to
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. He won the club's
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award in 1996. He played over 100 games within two seasons at
Vale Park Vale Park is a football stadium in the area of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and it has been the home ground of Port Vale Football Club since its opening in 1950. It has a current capacity of 15,695, and was renovated durin ...
before he was snapped up by
Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
manager
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in September 1997, who paid Vale a £1.5 million fee for him. Vale had offered him a new three-year deal as his current contract was due to expire the following summer, which he had rejected in favour of a move elsewhere.


Birmingham City

He helped Birmingham reach the First Division play-offs in 1998–99, where they lost out to
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after a
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. They again reached the
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in 1999–2000. Still, McCarthy missed the semi-final defeat to
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after
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ing his leg. After his recovery he played in the
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defeat against
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. Despite breaking his leg three times within five years as a Birmingham player, he made well over 100 appearances for the club. He had a one-month
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spell at fellow First Division side
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in April 2002. Told he had no future at the club by manager and former teammate
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, he left Birmingham on a free transfer.


Later career

In August 2002, McCarthy returned to their previous club, Port Vale, who were now in the
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. Two months later he was released by Vale in the midst of a financial crisis and moved on to
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...
in the Third Division. On 7 November 2002, he was on the move again, re-joining York on non-contract terms after training with the club. His fourth club in three months was
Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...
, signing on a one-month contract on 29 November 2002. He remained at
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for the rest of 2002–03, playing in the 2003 Football League Trophy final at the
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, which ended in a 2–0 defeat to
Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...
despite McCarthy linking up well with Stuart Green and almost providing an assist for
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. It was in this tournament that he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 win over
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. His only other goal for the club came in a 1–0 league win over
Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...
. However, after failing to agree terms with the club he was released in May 2003. In the 2003–04 season, he teamed up with
Steve Burr Steve Burr (born 12 January 1960) is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the assistant manager at 1874 Northwich. Playing career Steve Burr began his football career as a player with Stafford Rangers but it was with a summer ...
at
Hucknall Town Hucknall Town Football Club is a football club based in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. The club is a member of the and plays at the RM Stadium. History Hucknall Town were renamed from Hucknall Colliery Welfare in 1987 and for ...
, helping them win the
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title, making 34 league appearances and scoring six goals. He then followed Burr to
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club
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at the start of 2004–05. He helped Northwich win the
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title in 2005–06, and therefore promotion back into the Conference National. Despite working as a full-time teacher he still managed to play the majority of Northwich's games until the end of 2006–07, at which point he retired from football.


International career

In 1991, McCarthy won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain football team at the XVI Summer
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, commonly known as the "World Student Games", in
Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
. He was eligible to represent
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on the international stage through parentage, making his debut against
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in 1996 while with Port Vale. He earned 18
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for Northern Ireland from 1996 to 2001. He was
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twice by the Northern Ireland B team, in 1996 and 1998.


Style of play

Port Vale player and lifelong fan
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described McCarthy as "a winger that drove at you" with raw pace and a player with good crossing ability. In May 2019, he was voted into the "Ultimate Port Vale XI" by members of the ''OneValeFan'' supporter website.


Coaching career

In January 2014, he was appointed as first-team
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at
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club
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by manager
Steve Burr Steve Burr (born 12 January 1960) is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the assistant manager at 1874 Northwich. Playing career Steve Burr began his football career as a player with Stafford Rangers but it was with a summer ...
. He took over as
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with
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as assistant after Burr was sacked on 7 April 2016, and after three wins from four matches that ensured Chester's survival in the
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, signed a one-year contract as permanent manager in May. In January 2017, he signed a new -year contract. However, after a poor start to the 2017–18 season, with the club picking up just one win from the opening eight league games, he was sacked on 6 September 2017. McCarthy returned to their former club, Port Vale, in November 2017, working as the new manager
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's fitness coach. Aspin was a former teammate at Port Vale, but said "It is not a case of jobs for the boys, it is because Jon is well qualified for the job that I want him to do, to deal with the fitness of the players and also to be another coach". However, he left the following month to take up a new post at
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as assistant manager to
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. He was retained at Southport after Liam Watson replaced Davies as manager in May 2018. He joined
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champions
Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club () is a Welsh professional association football, football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the . The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted the Connah's Quay Nomads ...
as assistant to manager Craig Harrison in October 2021.


Personal life

After retiring, McCarthy started working for
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as a match day reporter for Port Vale in August 2007. He then moved on to Birmingham Radio Station
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and
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as a commentator on Birmingham City matches. During his early years with York City, he attained a degree in
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from Nottingham Polytechnic. After retiring, he used that degree to take up lecturing at
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. He is also a qualified UEFA A licence coach.


Career statistics


Club


International


Managerial statistics


Honours

York City *
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:
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Port Vale *
Anglo-Italian Cup The Anglo-Italian Cup (, also known as the Anglo-Italian Inter-League Clubs Competition and from 1976 to 1986 as the Alitalia Challenge Cup, Talbot Challenge Cup or Gigi Peronace Memorial) was a European football competition. The competition was ...
runner-up: 1995–96 Birmingham City *
Football League Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...
runner-up: 2000–01 Carlisle United *
Football League Trophy The English Football League Trophy, officially known as the Vertu Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two and U-21 teams from the Premier Le ...
runner-up: 2002–03 Hucknall Town *
Northern Premier League Premier Division The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system. Geographically, the league c ...
: 2003–04 Northwich Victoria *
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: 2005–06 Individual * York City Clubman of the Year: 1991–92, 1994–95 * Port Vale Player of the Year: 1995–96


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* (not including Northwich Victoria) * (Northwich Victoria only) {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Jon 1970 births Living people Footballers from Middlesbrough English men's footballers Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's B international footballers Northern Ireland men's international footballers Men's association football wingers Hartlepool United F.C. players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players York City F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Hucknall Town F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Summer World University Games medalists in football English football managers Chester F.C. managers National League (English football) managers Schoolteachers from Yorkshire Alumni of Nottingham Trent University Association football coaches Port Vale F.C. non-playing staff Southport F.C. non-playing staff