Celtic, St Johnstone and Hartlepool McCann began his career with
Celtic and made his full debut against Dundee Utd in the SPL. He then had a six-month loan spell at
St Johnstone, before heading to
Hartlepool for over a year, where he only made five appearances before breaking his ankle. McCann then headed back to St Johnstone in September 2004, This secured Queens' first
Scottish Cup quarter-final victory since 1950. McCann also played in the 4–3 semi final victory over
Aberdeen and in the 3–2
Cup Final defeat to
Rangers. In a four-month spell McCann played 20 games for Queens, scoring once and qualifying for the UEFA cup. On 20 June 2008, the Queens website announced that McCann would be leaving the club. He signed for
Football League Two side
Morecambe in June 2008. McCann moved back to Dumfries in January 2009.
Airdrie United, Ayr United, Stockport County McCann signed for
Airdrie United in September 2009 on a one-year deal. McCann spent 2010–11 at Ayr United where he was part of a successful promotion campaign from the Scottish Second Division. On 29 July 2011, he passed a medical and completed a move to Stockport County in English football. In January 2012, McCann was involved in a road accident and due to injury was unable to finish the season. He left Stockport county in February to recover.
UMF Einherji, Peterhead and Pollok McCann joined Icelandic team UMF Einherji as player coach. He became head coach halfway through the season. When the Icelandic league ended, McCann joined Scottish third Division club
Peterhead for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. In March 2015, he moved on loan to
Junior side
Pollok. At the end of the
2014–15 season, with the Blue Toon, McCann retired from playing. McCann subsequently joined
Edusport Academy as a player-coach with their
Lowland League team. ==See also==