ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv ˈɪntɹɛst fɹʌm lˈɑːɹdʒɚ klˈʌbz nˈoʊɾəbli ˈɪŋɡləndz bˈɑːɹnsli mə ɡˈɔːi nˈɛvɚ lˈɛft ðə kˈʌntɹi, ænd fˈɪnɪʃt hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪð ɐ sˈiːzən æɾ ˈɑːɹdz ˌɛfsˈiː, ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ dˈuː tə ɹᵻkˈɜːɹənt fˈɪzɪkəl pɹˈɑːbləmz.
Although he received a lot of interest from 'larger' clubs – notably England's Barnsley – McGaughey never left the country, and finished his career with a season at Ards FC, retiring in 1994 due to recurrent physical problems.