Gary McSheffrey
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McSheffrey in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary McSheffrey | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Coventry City | 143 | (44) |
| 2001 | → IK Brage (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Stockport County (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Luton Town (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2004 | → Luton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | Birmingham City | 83 | (16) |
| 2009 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leeds United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Coventry City | 104 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Chesterfield | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Scunthorpe United | 80 | (12) |
| 2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Eastleigh | 11 | (2) |
| 2018 | Grimsby Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Frickley Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Rossington Main | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 508 | (104) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | England U20 | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary McSheffrey (born 13 August 1982) is an English football manager and former player who is U-21 head coach at Sheffield United.
As a player he was a striker and left winger who made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, including 247 for Coventry City, where he became the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League. He went on to play for Stockport County, Luton Town, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, and Leeds United before returning to Coventry in 2010. Released in September 2013, he signed for Chesterfield later that month. In January 2014, he signed for Scunthorpe United on a free transfer until the end of the 2013–14 season before moving on to Doncaster Rovers, Eastleigh, Grimsby Town, and Frickley Athletic. He scored more than 100 league goals during his career. McSheffrey played internationally for England at under-20 level.
After a short spell as caretaker manager of Doncaster, he was appointed manager in December 2021.
He is currently the development coach at Sheffield United as of August 2024.