Gary McCutcheon

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Gary McCutcheon
Personal information
Full name Gary Kyle McCutcheon
Date of birth (1978-10-08) 8 October 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Stranraer (Reserve Team Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2003 Kilmarnock 15 (2)
1997Stenhousemuir (loan) 20 (14)
2000Clydebank (loan) 4 (0)
2000Portadown (loan) 27 (23)
2002–2003 Dumbarton 30 (16)
2003–2004 Berwick Rangers 34 (14)
2004–2005 Stranraer 15 (3)
2005–2006 Larne 29 (23)
2006–2010 Portadown 126 (95)
2010–2012 Ballymena United 76 (49)
2012–2015 Crusaders 72 (36)
2015 Ballymena United 5 (2)
Total 453 (277)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 4 May 2013

Gary McCutcheon (born Dumfries, 8 October 1978) is a Scottish professional footballer who retired in 2015. He is also Reserve Team Manager at Stranraer.

He began his career at Kilmarnock where he had spells on loan at Stenhousemuir and Clydebank.[1]

He joined Larne in the Irish League in 2006. He has played in Northern Ireland ever since, moving to Portadown in 2007, Ballymena United in 2010 and Crusaders in 2012.[2][3] While at Portadown, he won the Irish League Cup in 2008–09.

He was named Ulster Footballer of the Year for 2011–12.[4]

McCutcheon scored his first goal for Crusaders on 27 August 2012, a penalty against Glebe Rangers in the League Cup. He scored his first league goal, also a penalty, in a 2–1 victory over Linfield at Windsor Park on 4 September.[5] He scored a total of 22 goals in his first season with the Hatchetmen.

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/kilmarnock/kilmarnock.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ Gary McCutcheon
  3. ^ Do You Remember? Gary McCutcheon
  4. ^ Ballymena United striker Gary McCutcheon has been named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year by the Castlereagh Glentoran Supporters' Club.
  5. ^ "Linfield 1-2 Crusaders". BBC. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.