Ryan McCord (born 21 March 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee North End. 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 (age 35)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dundee North End
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2006 Fairmuir BC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Dundee United 0 (0)
2009Stirling Albion (loan) 7 (1)
2010–2011Airdrie United (loan) 32 (6)
2011–2015 Alloa Athletic 133 (28)
2015–2016 Raith Rovers 19 (1)
2016–2019 Arbroath 68 (25)
2019–2020 Brechin City 25 (3)
2020–2021 Broughty Athletic
2021–2022 Lochee Harp
2022– Dundee North End
International career
2007 Scotland U-19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22 10 January 2020 (UTC)

He is a former Scotland under-19 international.

Club career

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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

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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

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As of 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2008–09[11] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10[12] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Stirling Albion (loan) 2008–09[11] Scottish Second Division 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Airdrie United (loan) 2010–11[13][14] 32 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 37 8
Alloa Athletic 2011–12[15][14] Scottish Third Division 32 11 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 36 11
2012–13[16][14] Scottish Second Division 31 11 1 0 1 0 5[b] 1 38 12
2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 35 6 3 1 2 1 1[a] 0 41 8
2014–15[18] 35 0 3 0 2 0 9[c] 2 49 2
Total 133 28 9 1 6 1 16 3 164 33
Raith Rovers 2015–16[19] Scottish Championship 19 1 2 1 3 0 2[a] 0 26 2
Arbroath 2016–17[20] Scottish League Two 31 13 2 0 3 0 2[a] 0 38 13
2017–18[21] Scottish League One 19 9 2 1 3 0 2[d] 0 26 10
2018–19[22] Scottish League One 18 3 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 23 3
Total 68 25 5 1 7 0 7 0 87 26
Brechin City 2019–20[23] Scottish League Two 19 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 25 3
Career total 278 64 21 4 23 2 26 3 348 73
  1. ^ a b c d e 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

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Alloa Athletic
Arbroath

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Games played by Ryan McCord in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. ^ a b c 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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