Craig McGuffie

Craig McGuffie
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 12
Youth career
Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Ayr United 37 (0)
2015–2016 → Glenafton Athletic (loan) 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2017

Craig McGuffie (born 15 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Ayr United. He plays as a midfielder.[1]

Career

McGuffie came through the Ayr United Football Academy. In January 2015, he signed with Glenafton Athletic on a loan deal that lasted until the end of the 2014–15 season.[2] He spent the majority of the following season at Glenafton again, having signed another 1-year loan deal in August 2015, but returned to Ayr United to make his debut in the SPFL. McGuffie came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Alan Forrest in a 1–0 defeat to Albion Rovers.[3] A month later, McGuffie signed a new year-long deal, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016–17 season.[4] During this season, McGuffie continued to make more appearances off the bench as he had impressed manager Ian McCall with his under-20s performances.[5] McGuffie started his first game for Ayr on 23 July 2016 in the Scottish League Cup,[6] and followed this up with his first goal for the club in another League Cup win, this time over Livingston.[7] That season would prove to be a break through season for McGuffie but an unimpressive season for Ayr. The club were relegated on the final day of the season but had a good run in the Scottish Cup where they reached the quarter-finals where they were knocked out by Hibernian. McGuffie scored a brilliant 25 yard goal which would eventually be crowned goal of the competition.

In the 2017-18 season McGuffie started off by scoring in a 6-1 demolition of Annan Athletic. He played a bit part role mainly coming as a substitute but found it hard to break in to the free scoring side. He did make an impact coming on against Queen's Park and scoring a brace in a 4-1 win for Ayr. He followed this up by playing the role of super-sub when he scored a late equaliser against Arbroath. This goal proved crucial as it sent Ayr to the top of the table on goal difference.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Glenafton Athletic
2014–15[8] WSSL - Premier Division 80000020100
2015–16[9] 1920000157349
Total 2720000177449
Ayr United 2015–16[10] League One 1000000010
2016–17[11] Championship 26061513[lower-alpha 1]1403
2017–18[12] League One 19330412[lower-alpha 1]0304
Total 370619251717
Career total 642619222811516
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Ayr United

References

  1. ↑ "Craig McGuffie". Ayr United Football Club. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile – Craig McGuffie". Glenafton Athletic. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ayr United 0 – 1 Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wardrope & McGuffie Sign". Ayr United Football Club. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Emergence of Craig McGuffie". Ayr United Football Academy. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ayr United 1 – 0 Edinburgh City". The Guardian. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ayr United 2 – 0 Livingston". Sky Sports. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "2014/15 Appearances & Goals". Glenafton Athletic. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "2015/16 Appearances & Goals". Glenafton Athletic. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Craig McGuffie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Craig McGuffie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Craig McGuffie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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