Grant McCann (born 14 April 1980 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Barnsley F.C. of Football League Championship in England. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto: [citation needed] (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier League. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

McCann, a midfielder, started his career at West Ham United. A product of the club's Academy of Football, he failed to cement a place in the senior squad, and made just four substitute appearances for the East London club. Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... West Ham United F.C. are a football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London and play their home matches at The Boleyn Ground. ... The Academy of Football is a nickname of English football club West Ham United and refers to the clubs claimed reputation for developing talented young players from an early age, and for playing a free-flowing, passing game. ... A substitute is a player in football (soccer) who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ...

McCann had loan spells at Livingston and Notts County before moving to Cheltenham Town, in another loan deal, in 2000. In football (soccer), a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. ... Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Livingston, West Lothian. ... Notts County Football Club are a football club based in Nottingham, England and are the oldest professional football team in the world. ...

After another loan deal took him back to Cheltenham in 2002, the move was made permanent during the January 2003 transfer window. McCann has since made 140 league appearances for the Gloucestershire club. Transfer window is the term given to the period in football when a football club can transfer players either in or out of their playing staff. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...

He made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team on 6 October 2001 in a 1-0 away win against Malta. First international Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Largest win Ireland (IFA) 7 - 0 Wales (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1 February 1930) Worst defeat Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1958) Best result Quarterfinals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

He joined Barnsley on loan on the loan deadline, 23rd November 2006 until 1st January 2007. The two clubs agreed a fee and McCann will move to Barnsley permanently subject to him accepting a contract offer.

Reference

• Grant McCann at Soccerbase