George McCartney was born on 29 April 1981 and is a Northern Irish former footballer who is currently a coach at Linfield.
17 Facts About George McCartney
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George McCartney began his career at Sunderland in 1998 before having two spells each with West Ham United and Leeds United.
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George McCartney moved to West Ham in 2006 before returning to Sunderland under Roy Keane's managership in 2008.
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George McCartney showed glimpses of his potential once he had regained his fitness, but his return came far too late in the season for him to have any meaningful impact on the team's dreadful run of results.
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George McCartney made 157 appearances for Sunderland in all competitions.
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George McCartney rejoined former club Sunderland on 1 September 2008, signing a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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George McCartney was a regular under manager Roy Keane, but after Steve Bruce became manager McCartney picked up an ankle injury in March 2010 and lost his place in the team to Anton Ferdinand whilst out injured.
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On 30 October 2010 George McCartney signed a one-month extension to his loan deal and made an appearance against Scunthorpe United on the same day.
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George McCartney's loan expired on 30 December and he returned to Sunderland with Leeds attempting to extend the loan deal once the transfer window had re-opened in January 2011.
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On 10 August 2011 George McCartney returned for another spell at West Ham United for a season-long loan.
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George McCartney's performances have helped West Ham clinch promotion back to the Premier League after winning the play-off finals.
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On 1 July 2012 George McCartney rejoined newly promoted West Ham signing a two-year contract after agreeing to make the loan move permanent.
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George McCartney returned to the first team for a League Cup game against Cheltenham Town on 27 August 2013.
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George McCartney had played 82 games in all competitions in his second spell with the club, scoring a single goal.
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George McCartney was capped four times for Northern Ireland national under-18 team during 2000 before earning five caps for the under-21 team from 2000 to 2001.
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George McCartney made his debut for the senior team in September 2001 in their World Cup qualifying win against Iceland, scoring his only goal in his professional career until that for West Ham in 2007.
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In February 2011 George McCartney was called into the Northern Ireland squad to face Scotland, but on 8 February 2011 he announced his retirement from international football.