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Fullname: Ryan McCann
Born: 21 September 1981
Birthplace: Bellshill
Signed: 10 July 1998
Left: 29 Aug 2003
Position: Midfielder
Debut: Celtic 2-0 Dundee Utd, Premier League, 21 May 2000
Internationals:none
Biog
Midfielder Ryan McCann made just one first team appearance for Celtic after coming through the youth ranks at Parkhead.
He started the end-of-season match with Dundee United in May 2000, when Kenny Dalglish availed himself of the opportunity to blood some youngsters. There were three debutants in the Celtic line-up – James Goodwin, Brian McColligan, and Ryan McCann – and three – John Kennedy, Mark Fotheringham and Simon Lynch, sons of Parkhead 1970s Celtic player Andy Lynch – making their first starts. Only the spine of the team contained regulars of the calibre of Paul Lambert and Johan Mjallby. “Baby-sitters”, Dalglish later called them.
Ryan McCann was close to a goal when Mark Burchill tapped in the ball from a yard after Ryan McCann had seen his angled shot parried by Combe.
That game is best remembered as it was the return for Larsson after being out for most of the season following his leg break, and it was onward and upward for him.
However, it was sadly to be Ryan McCann’s only first team appearance for Celtic, with Celtic to enter a new era of transition with Martin O’Neill arriving at a then club on a low ebb. Martin O’Neill generally concentrated on buying in players in his time than rearing young players, so Ryan McCann and others lost out.
After a successful loan spell at St Johnstone the youngster moved in August 2003 to Hartlepool but the move ultimately didn’t work out and he later returned to St Johnstone before firstly joining Bohemians in Ireland and then in January 2008 Queen of the South. Here he was converted from a midfielder to a right back and helped the lowly Dumfries outfit to an unlikely Scottish Cup Final appearance.
He also hit an astonishing and famous goal against Dundee from well inside his own half of the field. At the end of the 2007/08 season he chose not to take up the offer of a further contract from Queen of the South and moved on to Morecambe where he lasted only six months before reverting to Queen of the South in January 2009.
Signed for Airdrie United in September 2009 after a successful trial, and then Ayr Utd a season later. He later had spells with Stockport County, with UMF Einherji (Iceland) and junior side Pollok.
He hung up his boots quietly in 2016. Much travelled around and gave the game a good go, so much respect to him.
Playing Career
| APPEARANCES | LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 1998-2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Honours with Celtic
None
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Ryan McCann
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association football player
Ryan McCann is a retired Scottish professional football player who played in either midfield or at right back.
Career
His goal from 84 yards for Queen of the South en route to the 2008 Scottish Cup Final merited an application to the Guinness Book of Records as the longest distance goal scored by an outfield player. Celtic, Street Johnstone and Hartlepool McCann began his career with Celtic and made his full debut against Dundee Utd in the SPL. He then had a six-month loan spell at Street Johnstone, before heading to Hartlepool for over a year, where he only made five appearances before breaking his ankle. McCann then headed back to Street Johnstone in September 2004, where he amassed a total of 41 league appearances before missing the remaining five-months of the 2005-2006 season due to injury.
Clyde and Bohemians McCann was listed as a trialist in Clyde”s third Scottish First Division match of the 2006-2007 season, against Dundee, and was signed on a permanent contract a week later.
In July 2007, McCann turned down a new contract at Clyde in favour of signing with Irish side Bohemians and scored his first goal for Bohs in a 1–1 draw with Drogheda United in August 2007. In November 2007, McCann finished his short spell at Bohemians a finalist in the FAI League cup and qualification for Europe.
Queen of the South and Morecambe He signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South in December 2007. In March 2008, McCann notably scored from 84 yards for Queens meriting an application to the Guinness book of records in a 2–0 victory against Dundee.
This secured Queens” first Scottish Cup quarter final victory since 1950.
McCann also played in the 4–3 semi final victory over Aberdeen and in the 3–2 Cup Final defeat to Rangers. In a four-month spell McCann played 20 games for Queens, scoring once and qualifying for the Union of European Football Associations cup. On 20 June 2008 the Queens website announced that McCann would be leaving the club
He signed for Football League Two side Morecambe in June 2008.
McCann moved back to Dumfries in January 2009. Airdrie United, Ayr United, Stockport County He signed for Airdrie United in September 2009 on a one-year deal.
He made his debut for Airdrie United against Ayr at Somerset Park. McCann spent 2010-2011 at Ayr United where he was part of a successful promotion campaign from the Scottish Second Division.
On Friday 29 July 2011 he passed a medical and completed a move to Stockport County in English football.
In January 2012, McCann was involved in a road accident and due to injury was unable to finish the season. He left Stockport county in February to recover. Peterhead and Pollok McCann joined Scottish Third Division Club Peterhead for 2012-2013 season.
In the January 2015 transfer window, he moved on loan to Junior side Pollok.
At the end of the 2014-2015 season, McCann was released by The Blue Toon.
Achievements
Street Johnstone – 2001-2002 and 2005-2006 Scottish First Division Runner-up Hartlepool United – 2003-2004 English League One Play-offs Clyde – 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Finalist Bohemians – 2007 FAI League Cup Finalist Queen of the South – 2008 Scottish Cup Finalist Ayr United – 2011 Scottish Second Division promotion.