elt ic ▁McG lin ch ey , ▁a ▁mid f iel der , ▁was ▁brought ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁at ▁Scottish ▁gi ants ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁was ▁persu aded ▁by ▁then - manager ▁Martin ▁O ' Ne ill ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁tempt ation ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁professional ▁contract ▁with ▁Manchester ▁United ▁and ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁he ▁supported ▁as ▁a ▁young ster . ▁McG lin ch ey ▁made ▁his ▁C elt ic ▁debut ▁against ▁Living ston ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁sole ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Premier ▁League ▁team , ▁as ▁O ' Ne ill ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Gordon ▁Stra chan ▁and ▁McG lin ch ey ▁found ▁himself ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁fr ing es . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁loan ed ▁out ▁to ▁Scottish ▁First ▁Division ▁club ▁Dun fer ml ine ▁Athlet ic ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Although ▁McG lin ch ey ▁was ▁successful ▁during ▁his ▁loan ▁deal ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁club , ▁his ▁loan ▁was ▁terminated ▁early ▁after ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁gro in ▁injury . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁C elt ic ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Central ▁Coast ▁Mar in ers ▁McG lin ch ey ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁trial ▁with ▁Central ▁Coast ▁Mar in ers ▁in ▁the ▁A - Le ague , ▁signing ▁a ▁two - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁club