Stuart McCaffrey is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 professional football defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, playing for Scottish club Greenock Morton

Greenock Morton F.C.

Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....

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Playing career

McCaffrey began his career as a trainee with Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

, before signing for Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

 in July 1998. Failing to break into the Aberdeen first team, he signed on loan for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2000. This was followed by a permanent contract.

McCaffrey made more than 150 appearances for Inverness, and has scored five goals. He was part of the Inverness defence, playing alongside the likes of Bobby Mann

Bobby Mann

Robert Alexander Mann is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Formartine United.During his youth career, Mann played for St Columba U9s, West Park U10s, Fairmuir u11s to U15s and Dundee United Social Club U16s.Mann, a defender, started his career with St Johnstone in 1991...

, Stuart Golabek

Stuart Golabek

Stuart Golabek is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Highland League side Brora Rangers.-Career:...

, Ross Tokely

Ross Tokely

Ross Tokely is a Scottish professional football player, who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Tokely, who signed for Inverness in 1996 from Highland League club Huntly, is the club's longest serving player and holds their appearance record...

, Grant Munro and Darren Dods

Darren Dods

Darren Dods is a professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Scottish First Division side Falkirk.-Career:...

. McCaffrey joined St. Johnstone on a six-month loan on 31 December 2007, and made the move permanent in April 2008.

McCaffrey has Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Football League First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

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 winner's medals, both won whilst playing for Inverness. He has become a regular in the heart of the St. Johnstone defence, and has also scored a few goals. Unfortunately, he also scored an own goal

Own goal

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 in a Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...

 tie against Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

, when he diverted a cross ball past Alan Main

Alan Main

Alan David Main is a Scottish football goalkeeper.Main made his debut in the Highland Football League aged just fifteen and went on to a professional career exceeding twenty years. He has played for Dundee United, Cowdenbeath, East Stirlingshire, St. Johnstone, Livingston, Gretna and Ayr United...

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After being restricted to 12 appearances for Saints during the 2009-10 season due to injuries, McCaffrey signed for Greenock Morton

Greenock Morton F.C.

Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....

 on a free transfer in July 2010.

Personal life

McCaffrey is married, his wife Rachel gave birth to their daughter Martha on 4 September 2011.

See also

• Greenock Morton F.C. season 2010-11
  2010–11 Greenock Morton F.C. season
  Season 2010–11 saw Greenock Morton compete in their fourth consecutive season in the First Division, having successfully defeated Ayr United on the last day of the 2009–10 season.-May:...
  
   | 2011-12
  2011–12 Greenock Morton F.C. season
  Season 2011–12 sees Greenock Morton compete in their fifth consecutive season in the First Division, having finished 7th in the 2010–11 season.-May:Top league goal scorer Allan Jenkins rejected a new deal at the club, and will join a new club on 15 May...