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Fullname: Jamie McCart
aka: James McCart
Born: 20 June 1997
Birthplace: Law, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Signed: 14 February 2014 (youth)
Left: 22 June 2018
Position: Defender, Central Defender
Debut: Celtic 5-0 Motherwell, SP, 10 Aug 2016
Squad No.: 50
Internationals: ? [which international team played for]
International Caps: ? [complete at end of career]
International Goals: ? [complete at end of career]
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The son of former Motherwell defender Chris McCart, who became the Head of Celtic’s Youth Academy, Jamie McCart was hoped to have a good future in the game.
Another to have made his way through the youth ranks, Jamie McCart was hoping to follow in the footsteps of some recent youth successes including Tierney, McGregor and O’Connell. He had been part of the routine youth squads who had won some acclaim including winning the Glasgow Cup, and played for the senior side in a friendly the season before.
He also won caps for Scotland U19 & U21, so was showing promise.
He won his competitive debut (subbed on at 69mins) in a wonderful 5-0 victory over Motherwell which was described by many as the finest match to watch for many a season (albeit this came before all the other wonderful moments in that season). This was early in Brendan Rodgers managerial tenure at Celtic, and things already seemed to be on the up. Only problem in this match was that for this new defender, he was given little time to thus show his ability as the first team was little tested (Celtic had around 20 attacks at the Motherwell goal that day, with little in return from Motherwell).
Sadly that was to be his one and only appearance for Celtic in a senior competitive match. He was loaned out to Inv Caley & Alloa Athletic for experience as well as a short-term loan at St Mirren.
In June 2018 he signed permanently for Inv Caley.
If any consolation, he got to play a small walk-on part early in the ‘Invincibles‘ season as Celtic went on to win the treble remaining undefeated domestically in 2016/17. Something we hope he can cherish in years to come.
We wish him the best.
After Celtic, he stayed with Inverness CT for two seasons in the second tier before a move to St Johnstone in the top tier.
Season 2020/21 may have been a disaster for Celtic but for Jamie McCart it was a dream season that saw him play a leading role that helped St Johnstone win the league and Scottish Cup double in the covid impacted season, the first team outwith of Glasgow to have done so for 30 years. St Johnstone also were the first team to break Celtic’s hegemony of the domestic cups after the quadruple treble.
The next season he helped St Johnstone in Europe which included an incredible 1-1 result v Turkish giants Galatasary away in Istanbul!
He then moved to Rotherham Utd (second tier in England), but with little initial success. He moved to Leyton Orient on loan, but returned to be regular with Rotherham Utd.
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Playing Career
| APPEARANCES | LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours with Celtic
Scottish League Cup
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Articles
IT’S A SURVIVAL BATTLE FOR JAMIE McCART
CELTIC’S teenage centre-half Jamie McCart will be concentrating on fighting relegation for the remainder of the season.
While the pacesetting Hoops head for Premiership crown for the sixth successive campaign, the defender will be striving for survival with Inverness Caley Thistle at the other end of the table.
McCart, 19, the son of the Hoops’ Head of Youth Development Chris, agreed a loan with the rock-bottom Highlanders until the end of the campaign.
The youngster was put on the subs’ bench only hours after making the move, but didn’t play as his new temporary team-mates were hammered 3-0 by Hamilton Accies on Tuesday night.
McCart, who made a sub appearance for Brendan Rodgers’ side in the 5-0 Betfred League Cup victory over Motherwell in August, said: “It’s all about playing in the top division in Scotland.
“Obviously, that’s the highest level in this country, so it is going to be a massive jump from the development league.
“Just being constantly around the first-team environment at a different club, learning new routines and things like that, can only benefit me.
“Celtic are obviously the biggest club in Scotland – one of the biggest in the world – so it is going to be a challenge to break through there. But it is a challenge I look forward to.
“I always work hard every day and put in extra hours on the training ground. That’s to make sure I’m giving myself the best opportunity to break into the first team at Celtic.
“Coming here, I’ll do the same – extra hours in the gym and on the training field, just to break into that starting 11.”Looking at the task ahead with Richie Foran’s team, McCart added: “To be fair, the group is very positive. It’s a great club, a great group of players.“As soon as I came in, everyone was positive – from the manager right through the club.
“It has been brilliant so far and I can already see it paying off in terms of experience and gaining knowledge for football.
“We’re bottom of the table, but two or three wins and we’re breaking into the top six. That’s how tight it is.
“Everyone in the dressing room has full belief and it is coming down from the manager, who is always preaching positivity. Every day in training everyone is working hard to try and get that win.“As soon as we get one, we know we can get another and build the momentum we need.”
Jamie McCart and Joe Thomson leave Celtic
CELTIC can confirm that Jamie McCart and Joe Thomson have both left the club, joining Championship clubs Inverness Caley Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic, respectively. McCart has penned a two-year deal with the Highlanders, with Thomson signing for the same length of time with the Pars. Both players made one first-team appearance for the Hoops after graduating from the Celtic Youth Academy, where they enjoyed plenty of success for the second string. In recent seasons, they’ve spent periods out on loan, garnering further competitive experience.Everyone at Celtic would like to wish Jamie and Joe every success in their future careers.
Playing for part-time Wasps made Celtic farewell easier for new Inverness Caledonian Thistle signing Jamie McCart
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/16326336.playing-for-part-time-wasps-made-celtic-farewell-easier-for-new-inverness-caledonian-thistle-signing-jamie-mccart/
A Fraser
JAMIE McCart reckons the harsh realities of life at Alloa softened the blow of bidding farewell to Celtic, writes Alisdair Fraser. The Scotland Under-21 defender joined Inverness Caley Thistle on a permanent deal earlier this month after a temporary stint with the Wasps. McCart knows some Old Firm youngsters might have turned their nose up at a loan spell with League One part-timers, but reckons it was the best move he could have made. <
The spell at Recreation Park reminded the central defender of why he loves football while also signalling it was time to forge a career away from the sheltered environs of Celtic Park. After starring in Saturday’s 5-0 Caley Thistle win at Keith, McCart stressed: “I really enjoyed my first spell here at Inverness on loan, so I was delighted to come back – I didn’t hesitate. “This a brilliant club and the people within it are excellent. I was out of contract at Celtic and the last time I spoke with Brendan Rodgers we both agreed I wouldn’t be playing first team football there next season. “I had to move on and find somewhere else to play. I like to think I’m quite mature about things and live for the long-term rather than the short-term. “I understood it was in my best interests for progressing my career and getting to the highest level possible. Brendan was outstanding with me, so I had no issues with that. “You’ve just got to get playing games and I’m desperate to come here and get back into the starting 11, then prove myself from there. “Alloa last season was brilliant. I thought long and hard about the step of going down to League One and a lot of people’s ego wouldn’t have allowed that. “But it was the best thing I could ever have done. The club and people there were brilliant with me. I think that was probably my most productive spell. That put me in a good spot for leaving Celtic.”
Manager John Robertson has long since embraced modern-thinking, but is not adverse to old-fashioned physical punishment in pre-season. McCart admitted the work last week was an eye-opener. He said: “This is our second week of pre-season and the first was the hardest week of my life – everything you could possibly imagine without a football. “But we are all feeling fit and getting our sharpness back with the games now coming thick and fast. “Hopefully we will hit the ground running come the start of the Championship.”