1. Gavin Peter McCann was born on 10 January 1978 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the English Premier League.
13 Facts About Gavin McCann
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Gavin McCann has one England cap to his name, playing against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.
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Gavin McCann is currently the First Team coach at Hyde United.
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Gavin McCann signed for Everton where he was a product of their academy.
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Gavin McCann signed for Aston Villa in 2003, where he had numerous injury setbacks.
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Gavin McCann was no longer guaranteed first team football, so decided to leave Villa Park, and in June 2007, he signed a five-year contract with Bolton Wanderers.
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Gavin McCann's contract ran out at the end of June 2010, Gavin McCann had picked up a knee injury and Owen Coyle said that once he recovered from the injury, he would have a chance to earn a new contract.
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In early 2011, teammate Kevin Davies confirmed on the social networking site Twitter that Gavin McCann had retired from the game having failed to overcome injury.
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Gavin McCann has played once for the England national team, in a friendly against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.
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In February 2008, Gavin McCann launched his own football academy in Lytham St Annes, the first one on the Fylde coast.
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The Milligan-Gavin McCann Academy is aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds and runs at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School.
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Gavin McCann teamed up with former Blackpool players, Jamie Milligan, who has been at Fleetwood Town since 2004 and John Hills who signed for Fleetwood Town in August 2008, both of whom were born in Blackpool and grew up with Gavin McCann, to create the academy.
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Gavin McCann left Hyde's management team in early 2015, and studied for his professional coaching badges and worked for Wrea Green FC on a Sunday morning whilst playing in a soccer sixes league back where he started at Lytham YMCA.