Neil McCafferty

Prior to this and upon his arrival at the club, the Derry City manager at the time, Stephen Kenny was quoted as saying: Neil is yet another member of a generation of young players who have come of age over the past few seasons at Derry City. Players such as Pat McCourt, Barry Molloy, Mark McChrystal, Ruaidhri Higgins and Kevin Deery are all the same age as Neil and they all played in the Derry and District Youth Leagues before graduating to senior players be it here or in England. Therefore, when I came to Derry I had targeted a number of those players who had been playing in England - Barry Molloy, Ruaidhri Higgins, Paddy McCourt and McCafferty. At the start it was difficult to persuade them to return home but over the past season or so, a return to the Brandywell is now considered a viable option should their careers come to a halt across the Irish Sea. Read Less