Jon McCarthy

Who is Jon McCarthy?

Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.

A winger, he began his career at Hartlepool United in 1987, before heading into the non-league scene with Shepshed Charterhouse in 1989. He returned to the professional game the following year after signing a contract with York City. He spent the next five years with the club, helping York to promotion via the play-offs in 1993, and twice being voted Clubman of the Year. In 1995 he joined Port Vale for a fee of £450,000. In his first year at Vale Park he was awarded the club's Player of the Year award, and also played in the Anglo-Italian Cup final. In 1997 he was sold on to Birmingham City for £1.5 million. The highlight of a five-year injury-plagued stay in Birmingham would be a League Cup final appearance in 2001. The next year he was loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday, before a return to Port Vale was followed by a brief spell with Doncaster Rovers and a cameo return at York City. Settling with Carlisle United, he left the Football League in 2003 to play for non-league Hucknall Town.