Marvin Anthony Michael McCoy (born 2 October 1988) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cray Wanderers. Born in England, he has represented Antigua and Barbuda internationally.
![]() McCoy playing for York City in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marvin Anthony Michael McCoy[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 34)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Walthamstow, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cray Wanderers | ||
Youth career | |||
Leyton | |||
Arsenal | |||
0000–2007 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | Hereford United | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Harrow Borough | 0 | (0) |
2008 | Leyton | ||
2008–2010 | Wealdstone | 65 | (1) |
2010–2014 | Wycombe Wanderers | 91 | (0) |
2014–2016 | York City | 45 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Ebbsfleet United | 53 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Aldershot Town | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Dulwich Hamlet | 15 | (0) |
2020 | Romford | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Cray Wanderers | 1 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2010– | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51, 2 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:10, 15 December 2018 (UTC) |
Born in Walthamstow, London,[4] McCoy was part of the youth teams of Leyton, Arsenal and Watford before becoming a trainee with the latter.[5][6] He was released by Watford in the summer of 2007 having not been given a professional contract, and joined League Two club Hereford United on 31 August on a one-month contract.[6][7] In December 2007, he made his debut for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough in a 1–0 defeat to Staines Town in the Middlesex Senior Cup, which proved to be his only appearance for the club.[8][9] He returned to Isthmian League Premier Division Leyton in January 2008,[5] before signing for Wealdstone, of the same division, on 6 August 2008.[10]
McCoy played impressively for Wealdstone in the 2008–09 season, in which he made 34 appearances, and was rewarded with a new contract in June 2009.[11][12] He was named the club's Player of the Year, being awarded the Jock Law trophy, after being chosen by the club's supporters for his performances in 2009–10.[13] He was also named the Players' Player of the Year,[13] for a season in which he made 50 appearances and scored one goal.[14] During this time he also worked in CCTV management in the Kings Cross area of London.[15]
McCoy entered the professional game after signing for Wycombe Wanderers of League Two on 27 July 2010 on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee, after impressing on trial.[16] He made his debut for Wycombe on 10 August 2010 in their League Cup first round 2–1 defeat to Millwall at Adams Park.[17] He did not make his Football League debut until 3 January 2011 in a 1–0 home win over Gillingham,[17] before making the right back position his own ahead of Danny Foster.[18] McCoy signed a new contract with Wycombe in March 2011, tying him to the club until the summer of 2013.[19] He helped Wycombe earn promotion to League One after finishing third in League Two in 2010–11,[20] appearing 25 times.[17]
McCoy made 32 appearances for Wycombe in 2011–12, which culminated in the club being relegated after one year in League One.[21] He sustained ankle ligament damage during Wycombe's 1–0 away defeat to Watford in the League Cup on 11 August 2012, and only returned to the team four months later in a 2–0 loss away to Yeovil Town in the Football League Trophy on 4 December.[22][23][24] He signed a new one-year contract in July 2013, after making 11 appearances in 2012–13.[23][25]
McCoy was a key figure for Wycombe in 2013–14, in which they fought against relegation from League Two, and he finished the campaign with 40 appearances.[26] However, he was released by Wycombe on 15 May 2014, after four years at the club.[27]
He signed for League Two club York City on 9 June 2014 on a two-year contract.[28] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014.[29] On 22 January 2016, McCoy left York by mutual consent.[30]
McCoy signed for National League South club Ebbsfleet United on 12 August 2016.[31] He started in Ebbsfleet's 2–1 win over Chelmsford City in the 2017 National League South play-off Final, which saw the club promoted to the National League.[32] He was released by Ebbsfleet at the end of 2017–18.[33]
McCoy signed for National League club Aldershot Town on 2 July 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length.[34] In April 2019, he was released by the club.[35]
He signed for Dulwich Hamlet on 7 September 2019.[36]
McCoy joined Romford for the 2020-21 season.[37]
McCoy was called up to make his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team in late 2010.[38]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Harrow Borough | 2007–08[9] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Wealdstone | 2008–09[12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2009–10[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
Total | 65 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 84 | 1 | |||
Wycombe Wanderers | 2010–11[17] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2011–12[21] | League One | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2012–13[23] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2013–14[39] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Total | 91 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 0 | ||
York City | 2014–15[29] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
2015–16[40] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
Ebbsfleet United | 2016–17[41][42] | National League South | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
2017–18[41] | National League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
Aldershot Town | 2018–19[41] | National League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Dulwich Hamley | 2019–20[41] | National League South | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Romford | 2020–21 | Isthmian League North Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 289 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 354 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 3 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
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