Alan McCarthy

Alan James McCarthy ( born January 11, 1972 in Wandsworth, London ) is a former English - Welsh football player. The central defender played in six years eleven Erstligapartien for Queens Park Rangers and also played for Watford FC, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient in the three other professional leagues of the English league system.

Career

McCarthy came in February 1986 even during his school days to the London first division club Queens Park Rangers. After the end of school in June 1988 he was awarded a contract as a trainee (German trainee) and finally signed his first professional contract with QPR in December 1989. His competitive debut was in the Full Members Cup on 21 November 1990 against Southampton FC and made his debut three days later against Arsenal in the league, as the parent 's central defense of the club turned out. Despite its strengths in the game opening, McCarthy had in consequence mostly satisfied with inserts in the reserve team. In November and December 1991, he acted in three games as part of a three-man central defense, in the QPR remained unbeaten, the premiere of season 1992 /93 Premier League, he remained behind the ordinary center-backs Alan McDonald and Darren Peacock, with those Rangers occupied the fifth degree course, completely without use.

Since McCarthy also subsequently remained only the role of the complement player, he was loaned out twice in the 1993/94 season; initially for two months in the second division Watford FC, in which he represented the injured left-back Jason Drydale, then for a short time. third in the league at Plymouth Argyle Its operating times for QPR, meanwhile, remained manageable, towards the end of the season 1993/94 he came to four inserts, 1994/95, it was enough just to those two. In summer 1995, McCarthy finally left after 13 competitive stakes QPR and transferred for a transfer of £ 25,000 for just the fourth league relegated east London club Leyton Orient. There McCarthy, who impressed with his strong tackling and ball security established immediately and denied 43 of the 48 season games. After a confrontation with coach Pat Holland, he was put on the transfer list, but also belonged to the following season under Tommy Taylor in the squad. Due to a groin injury but McCarthy was only sporadic consideration and after a imminent move to Northampton Town failed due to his injury, he managed only a short time to return to Leyton Orient Matchday squad. At the end of the season he received no new contract offer and continued his footballer career then in amateur football at Boreham Wood in the Isthmian League continued.

McCarthy played at youth level international for England, but later decided for a change to the Welsh Association and played in 1993 at the site of the later A- internationals such as John Hartson, Danny Coyne and John Robinson three games in the Welsh U-21 national team. In February 1994, still followed with a 2-1 win against Scotland B a commitment to the Welsh B- team, while he made with Jason Perry and Alan Neilson defense headquarters.