Jon-Paul McGovern

Jon-Paul McGovern

Personal information
Full name	Jon-Paul McGovern
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Swindon Town
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Celtic	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Sheffield United (loan)	15	(1)
2003–2004	Livingston	27	(0)
2004–2006	Sheffield Wednesday	53	(6)
2006–2007	Milton Keynes Dons	47	(3)
2007–	Swindon Town	126	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Jon-Paul McGovern (born October 3, 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.

Career

McGovern started his career at Celtic, whom he joined as a trainee before moving to Livingston the following year. His time playing in Scotland was sandwiched by a loan spell at Sheffield United. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004. He was a key part of the Owls' play off winning side in 2005, scoring a goal in the final and being ever present in that season and became a fan favourite amongst the Owls supporters. During the 2005/06 season though, his appearances were limited after suffering two long-term injuries. At the end of the season he was released, and subsequently signed for Milton Keynes Dons.

After only one full season with Milton Keynes, McGovern was signed by Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee - McGovern would be reunited with Paul Sturrock for whom he played under at Sheffield Wednesday. The Scotsman has signed a contract until 2010. McGovern made a fitting tribute to his MK Dons career, scoring a free-kick on his final appearance for the club in the Carling Cup 2nd round against former rivals Sheffield United.

In the 2009-10 campaign, McGovern has been a near every-present for the Robins under Danny Wilson.

In January 2010 McGovern was linked with a £750k move to Gus Poyet's Brighton & Hove Albion.

Should not be confused with Scottish Football Referee John-Paul McGovern (from Linwood) who is of a similar age.

Honours

Livingston

• 2004 Scottish League Cup Winner.

Sheffield Wednesday

• 2004/05 League One Play Off Final Winner

Transfers

Date	Club	Fee
27 April 2002	Celtic	Trainee
13 August 2002	Sheff Utd	Loan
1 July 2003	Livingston	Free
25 June 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
4 July 2006	MK Dons	Free
31 August 2007	Swindon Town	Undisclosed

Statistics

Recent Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Swindon Town	2007-08	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	2
MK Dons	2007-08	3	0	-	-	2	1	-	-	0	0	5	1
	2006-07	44	3	3	0	5	1	-	-	2	0	54	4
Sheffield Wednesday	2005-06	7	0	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	8	0
	2004-05	49	8	1	0	2	0	-	-	1	0	53	8
Livingston	2003-04	27	0	2	0	3	0	-	-	0	0	32	0
Sheff Utd (Loan)	2002-03	15	1	1	1	2	1	-	-	0	0	18	3
Total (Last 6 seasons)		145	14	7	1	15	3	0	0	3	0	170	18

External links

• Jon-Paul McGovern at Soccerbase