Roy Adam McBain (born 7 November 1974) is a Scottish

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player and coach who works at Turriff United in the Highland League as a player/assistant manager.

Career

McBain began his career with

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, making a single appearance early in the 1993–94 season. Released at the end of the season, McBain moved 'across the road' to First Division First Division neighbours

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, where he spent two seasons with the

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side. In 1996, McBain moved to Third Division side Ross County, where he won promotion at the third attempt after finishing within a point of automatic promotion in his first two years at

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. The title win in the 1998–99 season, saw McBain again narrowly miss out on promotion as Ross County finished two points outside of the promotion spots. Nevertheless, McBain moved back to the First Division with

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, tasting another championship and promotion in the 2003–04 season. A first-team regular with Inverness, McBain was given a new two-year contract in April 2005, and another in late 2006. In August 2010, Roy McBain played in his

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. The game was between an Inverness select side and a legends team, which included Bobby Mann and Paul Sheerin. Inverness won the game 4–1. After a loan spell at

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in 2011, McBain joined

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in the same year. McBain then signed for Cove Rangers in 2012. As of April 2019, McBain was working for Cove as a first team coach.

Career statistics

Honours

Ross County

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: 1 :: 1998–99

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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: 1 :: 2003–04, 2009–10

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McBain, Roy 1974 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Dundee United F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers People educated at Dyce Academy Brechin City F.C. players Cove Rangers F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Men's association football midfielders