Gary McCabe (born 1 August 1988) is a retired Irish footballer who last played for Bray Wanderers as a winger.[1]
 Gary McCabe in action for Shamrock Rovers against Galway United during the 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary McCabe | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| Crumlin United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Bray Wanderers | 61 | (7) |
| 2008 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | (4) |
| 2011–2016 | Shamrock Rovers | 170 | (42) |
| 2017–2018 | Bray Wanderers | 54 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2019 | |||
Career edit
McCabe began his youth career at Leinster Senior League side Crumlin United. His impressive performances in the youth and intermediate ranks did not go unnoticed and attracted interest from a number of League of Ireland clubs. McCabe was eventually snapped up by Premier Division outfit Bray Wanderers for the 2007 season. McCabe broke straight into Bray's first team that season making 24 league and cup appearances and scoring 2 goals helping the Seagulls to league safety with a 9th place league finish. He scored his first Bray goal at the age of 18 during a 2–1 victory over UCD at the Carlisle Grounds on 29 May 2007.[2]
The 2008 season started as a difficult season for McCabe. Despite Bray flying as high as 4th in Premier Division table, the left sided winger struggled for form and discipline getting sent off twice in just 9 league appearances. To regain first team football, Bray sent the young winger out on loan to First Division title chasing side Shelbourne for the remainder of the 2008 season.[3] McCabe made his Shelbourne debut as a second-half substitute during a 2–0 defeat to Limerick 37 at Tolka Park on 11 July 2008.[4] McCabe made 9 competitive appearances for Shelbourne during his loan spell and he impressed the Shelbourne faithful with his pace and skill.
During this time he represented Republic of Ireland national futsal team in the qualifying rounds of the 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. He returned to Bray Wanderers following his loan spell at Shelbourne. McCabe had a revitalised season in 2009 as he finished Bray's top scorer contributing 8 goals in 38 league and cup appearances.
At the end of the season McCabe signed for Sligo Rovers in December 2009.[5]
In 2010 McCabe played a vital part in Sligo Rovers' hugely successful season as they finished in 3rd place in the league and also won the League of Ireland Cup and the FAI Cup. However, McCabe's contract expired at the end of the 2010 season and he signed for The Hoops in January 2011.[6]
He made his League debut for the Hoops in the opening night win over Dundalk.[7]
He won the Setanta Cup in 2011 and played in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League netting a memorable equaliser against Partizan Belgrade in August 2011[8] McCabe scored in the 2–1 away defeat against FK Ekranas on 25 July 2012 in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.[9] This goal was the 100th all time goal in this competition for League of Ireland clubs.
He signed a two-year contract in November 2012.[10]
Personal life edit
His sister Katie is captain of the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.
Career statistics edit
Professional appearances – correct as of 27 August 2019.[11]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bray Wanderers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2007 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Shelbourne (loan) | League of Ireland First Division | 2008 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Bray Wanderers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2009 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| Sligo Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2010 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2011 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2[d] | 1 | 3[e] | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
| 2013 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 11[f] | 1 | 46 | 12 | |||
| 2014 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 4[g] | 2 | 42 | 12 | |||
| 2015 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers Total | 170 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 241 | 59 | ||
| Bray Wanderers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2017 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[j] | 0 | 33 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[i] | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Bray Wanderers Total | 115 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 134 | 29 | |||
| Career Total | 327 | 72 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 418 | 90 | ||
- ^ Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/relegation playoffs
- ^ a b Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 5 appearances 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ 2 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ 7 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 4 appearances 1 goal in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ 3 appearances 1 goal in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance 1 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours edit
- Sligo Rovers
- FAI Cup (1): 2010
- League of Ireland Cup (1): 2010
- Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland (1): 2011
- Setanta Sports Cup (2): 2011, 2013
References edit
- ^ "League of Ireland Transfer Listed XI". punditarena.com. 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Bray Wanderers 2–1 UCD". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 29 May 2007.
- ^ "McCabe Goes on Loan". braywanderers.ie.
- ^ "0–2 Limerick 37". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Squad list so far". sligorovers.com.
- ^ "Hoops complete triple signing". extratime.ie (Press release). 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rovers 3:1 Dundalk". shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rovers 1:1 Partizan Belgrade". Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "FK Ekranas 2:1 Rovers". Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "McCabe signs new two year deal". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland – G.McCabe". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2018.