On 6 January 2007, at 16 years and 55 days old, McCarthy became the youngest player ever to score in Hamilton Academical's history when he scored in a Scottish Cup defeat against Livingston.
January 2007 McCarthy became the youngest player ever to score in Hamilton Academical's history. This was on 6. This was at 16 years and 55 days old. He scored in a Scottish Cup defeat against Livingston.