Ryan McGuffie

Ryan McGuffie

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-07-22) 22 July 1980
Place of birth	Dumfries, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Utility defence or midfield
Youth career
	St. Johnstone
–1998	Annan Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Queen's Park	12	(1)
1999–2001	Annan Athletic
2001–2002	Newcastle United	0	(0)
2002–2008	Gretna	155	(28)
2008–2010	Greenock Morton	81	(8)
2010–	Queen of the South	92	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Ryan McGuffie (born 22 July 1980 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Scottish professional association footballer currently playing for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South. McGuffie is a utility player who can line up in either defence or midfield.

Early career

Ryan McGuffie played two trial matches for home town club Queen of the South during the pre season of 2002-03. McGuffie started at home versus Barnsley and appeared as a substitute away to Southport. His brother Russell played one league match for Queens in 1999. Russell signed for Queens through the club's youth set-up.

Gretna

McGuffie played for Gretna and scored Gretna's goal in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final. He scored from a rebound after Craig Gordon had parried McGuffie's penalty kick. This qualified Gretna for European competition for the first time ever. However they were hammered 5–1 at home by Derry City in the UEFA Cup, McGuffie scoring Gretna's goal.

He guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Hibernian in July 2005.

Greenock Morton

In the January transfer window of the 2007–08 season McGuffie made the move from Gretna to Scottish Football League Second Division champions Greenock Morton. McGuffie would soon be joined by his manager Davie Irons, assistant manager Derek Collins and a host of his former team mates as Gretna played out their final days in the Scottish Premier League.

He started the first six weeks of the 2008-09 season extremely well as he scored five goals in the Greenock club's assault in the cup competitions.

Queen of the South

McGuffie was announced as having signed a one year contract with hometown club Queen of the South on the club website on 18 May 2010. After playing in Queens pre season games he scored on his Queens competitive debut, a Challenge Cup first round 2–1 win against Albion Rovers on 24 July 2010, which was Queens first competitive match that season. His first league goal came on 22 August 2010 in the 3–1 win at Cowdenbeath. He played in the 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2–0 defeat to Ross County.

McGuffie re-signed for Queens on 19 July 2011 for season 2011–12. At the turn of the year McGuffie took on the roll of penalty taker scoring against Hamilton on 2 January 2012 and again on 21 January against Livingston. He scored with another penalty on 14 February 2012 in the Scottish Cup last 16 replay at home against Aberdeen.

Honours

Gretna:-

• Scottish Football League Third Division 2004–05
• Scottish Football League Second Division 2005–06
• Scottish Football League First Division 2006–07
• 2006 Scottish Cup Final Runner-Up

Queen of the South:-

• 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final Runner-Up
• Scottish Football League Second Division 2012-13
• 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final Winner

External links

• Ryan McGuffie at Soccerbase

See also

• Greenock Morton F.C. season 2008-09 | 09-10