Ryan McCord

Ryan McCord (born 21 March 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brechin. He began his career with Dundee United, making only two first team appearances, and played for Stirling Albion and Airdrie United on loan before joining Alloa Athletic in 2011, and then Raith Rovers in 2015. He joined Arbroath in 2016 where he remained until the summer of 2019.

Ryan McCord
Personal information
Full name Ryan McCord
Date of birth (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brechin City
Youth career
2005–2006 Fairmuir BC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Dundee United 0 (0)
2009 → Stirling Albion (loan) 7 (1)
2010–2011 → Airdrie United (loan) 32 (6)
2011–2015 Alloa Athletic 133 (28)
2015–2016 Raith Rovers 19 (1)
2016–2019 Arbroath 68 (25)
2019– Brechin City 19 (3)
International career‡
2007 Scotland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22 10 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2010

He is a former Scotland under-19 international.

Club career

McCord was born in Dundee and joined Dundee United as an under-16 player. He first signed a professional contract with his hometown club in April 2006,[1] having previously played with United team-mate David Goodwillie in the Scottish Youth FA team when he was younger, and was part of the United under-16 team that won the Aberdeen International Football Festival in 2005.

After featuring in United's under-17 squad, McCord and nine other players were given professional contracts in April 2006, and he turned out regularly for United's youth, under-19 and reserve teams over the next two years. By the end of the 2007–08 season, McCord had appeared in the first team squad as an unused substitute on three occasions, and in May was given a one-year contract extension. McCord got his first taste of first team action in July 2008 when he featured as a substitute in two pre-season friendlies, including the glamour friendly match against Barcelona at Tannadice. He made his senior debut in a Scottish League Cup match against Airdrie United in September 2008, appearing as a substitute.

In the January transfer window of 2009, McCord was loaned to Scottish Second Division side Stirling Albion for a month,[2] scoring in his second match for the club. After featuring throughout January, McCord's loan was extended until early March.[3] After returning to United, McCord agreed a contract extension until May 2012,[4] making his second appearance in another League Cup match.

On 13 June 2011 he, and his younger brother Ross, signed a one-year contract with Alloa Athletic.[5] On 3 June 2015 McCord signed a 1-year contract with Raith Rovers.[6] After just one season with the Rovers, McCord moved to Scottish League Two side Arbroath.[7] McCord helped Arbroath win promotion to Scottish League One in 2017. In May 2018 the club stated that McCord would leave,[8] but later in the close season he reversed this decision.

McCord signed for Brechin City on 9 June 2019.[9]

International career

McCord made his Scotland under-19 debut in October 2007, playing in a 1–0 defeat against Ukraine,[10] appearing alongside United team-mate Gordon Pope.

Career statistics
As of 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2008–09[11] Scottish Premier League 0000100010
2009–10[12] 0000100010
2010–11[13] 0000000000
Total 0000200020
Stirling Albion (loan) 2008–09[11] Scottish Second Division 7100000071
Airdrie United (loan) 2010–11[13][14] 326312100378
Alloa Athletic 2011–12[15][14] Scottish Third Division 321120101[lower-alpha 1]03611
2012–13[16][14] Scottish Second Division 311110105[lower-alpha 2]13812
2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 35631211[lower-alpha 1]0418
2014–15[18] 35030209[lower-alpha 3]2492
Total 13328916116316433
Raith Rovers 2015–16[19] Scottish Championship 19121302[lower-alpha 1]0262
Arbroath 2016–17[20] Scottish League Two 311320302[lower-alpha 1]03813
2017–18[21] Scottish League One 19921302[lower-alpha 4]02610
2018–19[22] Scottish League One 18310103[lower-alpha 1]0233
Total 68255170708726
Brechin City 2019–20[23] Scottish League Two 193203010253
Career total 2786421423226334873
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
  3. Five appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Championship play-offs
  4. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; one appearance in the Championship play-offs

Honours
Alloa Athletic
Arbroath

References
  1. "Dundee United sign Ayr's Conway". BBC Sport website. 18 April 2006.
  2. "McCord moves to Stirling on loan". BBC Sport. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  3. "Stirling extend McCord loan deal". BBC Sport. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  4. "Trio extend contracts". Dundee United FC. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  5. "Brothers join Wasps". alloaathletic.co.uk. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. "Brothers join WaspsMcCord Signs On the Dotted Line". raithrovers.net. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  7. "Arbroath boss Dick Campbell in quadruple signing swoop". The Courier. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. "Squad update". Arbroath FC. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. "Signing News". Brechin City FC. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. "Match Details: Azerbaijan v Scotland". Scottish FA. 31 October 2007.
  11. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  12. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. Ryan McCord at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  15. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  16. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  19. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  20. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  21. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  23. "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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