ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, mə ɡˈɔːi fˈɪnɪʃt sˈɛkənd ɪnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɡˈoʊldən ʃˈuː ɹˈeɪs tʊ ˌɛfsˈiː pˈoːɹɾoʊz fɜːnˈændoʊ ɡˈoʊmz, skˈoːɹɪŋ θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ lˈiːɡ ɡˈoʊlz ɪn twˈɛnti sˈɪks mˈætʃᵻz fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ænd fˈeɪlɪŋ tʊ ˈæd mˈoːɹ æz hɪz sˈiːzən wʌz kˈʌt ʃˈɔːɹt dˈuː tʊ ɐ sᵻvˈɪɹ nˈiː ˈɪndʒɚɹi.
In 1984–85, McGaughey finished second in the European Golden Shoe race to FC Porto's Fernando Gomes, scoring 34 league goals in 26 matches (57 overall) and failing to add more as his season was cut short due to a severe knee injury.