Gavin McCann

Football player infobox
playername = Gavin McCann


fullname = Gavin Peter McCann
height = height|ft=5|in=11
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|1|10|df=y
cityofbirth = Blackpool
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Bolton Wanderers
clubnumber = 19
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–1998
1998–2003
2003–2007
2007–
clubs = Everton
Sunderland
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 011 (0)
116 (8)
110 (3)
038 (1)
nationalyears = 2001
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 14:18, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 28 August, 2006

Gavin Peter McCann (born 10 January 1978 in Blackpool) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He has one England cap to his name, playing against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.

Club career

McCann played junior football for Y.M.C.A juniors in Lytham St Annes. He signed for Everton where he was a product of their academy. In 1998 he moved to Sunderland where he was a member of the side which won the Division One title and promotion to the Premiership with 105 points in 1999.

He signed for Aston Villa in 2003, where he had numerous injury setbacks. He scored one goal in the 2006-07 season in a 3–1 home loss to Manchester City. He became a cult player with the Holte End faithful because of his hard tackling and non-stop running.Fact|date=May 2008 He was no longer guaranteed first team football, so decided to leave Villa Park,Fact|date=May 2008 and in June 2007, he signed a five year contract with Bolton Wanderers.

McCann scored his first goal for Bolton in their 1–0 UEFA Cup group win over Red Star Belgrade in December 2007 and followed this up with a goal in a 1–1 draw with Sporting Clube de Portugal at the Reebok Stadium three months later in the knockout stages of the cup. He scored his first league goal for Bolton in a 1–0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on 19 April 2008.

International career

McCann has played once for the England national team, in a friendly against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.

Coaching

In February 2008, McCann launched his own football academy in Lytham St Annes, the first one on the Fylde coast. The academy is aimed at 8 to 12 year olds and runs at at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School. McCann teamed up with former Blackpool players, Jamie Milligan ( now at Fleetwood Town) and John Hills, both of whom were also born on the Fylde coast, to create the academy.cite news
last = Thomas
fist = Cherry
title = Academy for young sports aces
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2008-02-28
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/lytham-news/Academy-for-young-sports-aces.3817974.jp
accessdate = 2008-05-23 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/players/profile.php?id=43 Profile at burndenaces.co.uk]
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