David McGhee

David McGhe
Personal information
Full name David Christopher McGhee[1]
Date of birth (1976-06-19) 19 June 1976
Place of birth Worthing, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Utility player
Youth career
Plymouth Argyle
St Austell
1993–1995 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Brentford 124 (9)
1999 Stevenage Borough 2 (0)
1999–2004 Leyton Orient 114 (7)
2004–2006 Canvey Island 42 (1)
2006 Chelmsford City 7 (0)
2006 Wivenhoe Town 6 (0)
2006–2007 Falmouth Town 24 (4)
2007–2015 Lanreath
Teams managed
2014–2015 Lanreath (player-manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


David Christopher McGhee (born 19 June 1976 in Worthing) is a retired English professional football utility player, most noted for his spells in the Football League with Brentford and Leyton Orient.[2]

Playing career

Early years

Starting out as a defender, McGhee began his career in the youth system at Plymouth Argyle.[3] He was not taken on as a scholar by first team manager Peter Shilton and dropped into Non-League football to sign for local South Western League side St Austell.[3]

Brentford

McGhee joined Division Two side Brentford on trial in 1993, after the club responded to a contact request from his father.[3] He signed a professional contract with the Bees in April 1994 and received his maiden call into the first team squad for a Football League Trophy first round match versus Brighton & Hove Albion on 19 October that year.[4][5] He remained on the bench for the 1–0 victory. McGhee's professional debut finally came on 21 January 1995, when he replaced Darren Annon during a 2–1 league win over Hull City.[5] He was largely an unused substitute for the rest of the 1994–95 season, making seven appearances and scoring one goal.[6] McGhee established himself in the first team during the 1995–96 season, wearing five different shirt numbers and proving to be an able utility player.[7] He made 45 appearances and scored six goals.[6]

McGhee's best season for Brentford came in 1996–97, making a career-high 53 appearances and scoring two goals in a season which the Bees led the league for much of the first two-thirds of the season,[8] before finishing in fourth position and qualifying for the playoffs.[9] After beating Bristol City 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals, McGhee's season ended in heartbreak after the Bees suffered a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra at Wembley Stadium in the final.[10] McGhee was again a regular pick during the 1997–98 season, making 33 appearances and scoring one goal in which Brentford's playoff hangover consigned them to relegation to Division Three after a final-day defeat to Bristol Rovers.[11] A succession of injuries saw McGhee sit out the first half of the 1998–99 season and he retired in January 1999.[1] He made 138 appearances and scored 10 goals during his time at Griffin Park.[1]

Stevenage Borough

McGhee came out of retirement to sign for Conference side Stevenage Borough in August 1999.[1] He made two appearances before departing Broadhall Way.[12]

Leyton Orient

McGhee returned to the Football League to sign for struggling Division Three side Leyton Orient in November 1999.[13] He quickly established himself in the side, making 23 appearances and scoring one goal during the remainder of the 1999–00 season to help the Os retain their league status.[12] McGhee had an excellent 2000–01 season, making 51 appearances and scoring three goals as the Os finished in the playoff positions.[14] As with Brentford in 1997, McGhee suffered heartbreak in his second appearance at Wembley Stadium, with Orient crashing to a 4–2 defeat to Blackpool in the final, having led twice.[15] Orient suffered a hangover in the 2001–02 season, though McGhee again featured in almost all the club's matches, making 45 appearances and scoring two goals.[16] McGhee's run as a mainstay of the team came to an end on 10 September 2002, when he suffered a ruptured achilles tendon after 11 minutes of a 3–2 League Cup first round victory over Queens Park Rangers.[17][18] He returned to action just over a year later, but managed just 12 appearances and one goal during the 2003–04 season,[19] before leaving the club in March 2004.[20] McGhee made 135 appearances and scored seven goals during five years at Brisbane Road.[21] His performances earned him the nickname "Mad Dog".[22]

Return to non-league football

McGhee dropped into non-league football to sign for high-flying Isthmian League Premier Division side Canvey Island on 23 March 2004.[20] Following the team's promotion to the Conference Premier at the end of the 2003–04 season, McGhee failed to hold down a regular place in the team and made 47 appearances and scored one goal before departing at the end of the 2005–06 season.[23][24][25] McGhee continued his descent down the pyramid with short spells at Isthmian League sides Chelmsford City and Wivenhoe Town respectively during the first half of the 2006–07 season.[26] McGhee returned to Cornwall in late 2006 to sign for South Western League side Falmouth Town.[27] He signed for East Cornwall League Premier Division side Lanreath in 2007.[28]

Management career

McGhee has held coaching and assistant manager positions in the youth setup at local Cornish side Looe Town.[29] He was named as joint-player-manager of East Cornwall League Division One side Lanreath in June 2014.[22]

Personal life

McGhee's son Callum played under his management at Lanreath.[30] In March 2015, McGhee was diagnosed with a brain tumour.[22]

Career statistics

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1994–95[6] Second Division 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
1995–96[6] 36 5 4 0 2 1 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 45 6
1996–97[8] 45 1 3 1 3 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 53 2
1997–98[11] 29 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 1
1998–99[31] Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1177917 15013810
Stevenage Borough 1999–00[12] Conference 2 0 — — — 2 0
Leyton Orient 1999–00[12] Third Division 22 1 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 23 1
2000–01[14] 39 3 4 0 4 0 4[lower-alpha 3] 0 51 3
2001–02[16] 40 2 4 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 45 2
2002–03[17] 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2003–04[19] 10 1 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 1
Total 11479 05 0701357
Canvey Island 2003–04[23] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 — — — 4 0
2004–05[24] Conference Premier 22 1 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 25 1
2005–06[25] 20 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 22 0
Total 4610 0—50511
Chelmsford City 2006–07[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Wivenhoe Town 2006–07[26] Isthmian League Division One North 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career total 2921518112117035018
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Football League Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League play-offs.
  3. ↑ 3 appearances in Football League play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy.
  4. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ↑ "NonLeagueDaily.com". nonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Huddersfield Town 21/02/95. Quay Design of Poole. 1995. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 412. ISBN 9781906796723.
  5. 1 2 Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 29/04/95. Poole: Quay Design. 1995. pp. 34–35.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties Sampler" (PDF).
  7. ↑ Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 04/05/99. Poole: Quay Design. 1996. pp. 30–31.
  8. 1 2 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "statto.com". statto.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Wickham, Chris. "LEAGUE ONE GUIDE: CREWE ALEXANDRA". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  11. 1 2 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - David McGhee". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  14. 1 2 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Clockwatch: Blackpool 4-2 Orient". BBC. 2001-05-26. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  16. 1 2 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "McGhee blow for O's". SkySports. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 Leo Tyrie. "Transfers". leytonorient.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Dave McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  22. 1 2 3 @leytonorientfc. "NEWS: David McGhee". leytonorient.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  23. 1 2 "SoccerFacts UK Player Details". www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  24. 1 2 Limited, Footymad. "David McGhee Unknown team or unattached - Hull City AFC - Hull City Mad". www.hullcity-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  25. 1 2 Limited, Footymad. "David McGhee Unknown team or unattached - Hull City AFC - Hull City Mad". www.hullcity-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  26. 1 2 3 "football.mitoo". football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  27. ↑ "Town crumble in second half". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  28. ↑ Limited, Canvey Island Football Club. "Best Wishes To Dave McGhee | Canvey Island FC - The Official Website | The Pride of Essex Football | Members of The Ryman Football League". canveyislandfc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  29. ↑ "Looe News August 12". yudu.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  30. ↑ "Match Report - Pensilva 1st XI - PENSILVA FC". clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Dave McGhee | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1998/1999 | 1994-2005 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.

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