Jana McCabe - BBC Sport NI journalistSat, November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM UTC·1 min readGlenavon striker David McDaid has announced that he is leaving the club to become Portstewart's assistant manager.
McDaid will join newly appointed manager John Gregg at the north coast side and will continue to play until, at least, the end of the season.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 34-year-old has played a pivotal role at the Lurgan Blues since he joined last summer and netted a penalty in the 89th minute during his final game in a Glenavon shirt.
"Today was my last game for Glenavon," McDaid told BBC Radio Ulster.
"It was good to end on a high.
"When Paddy [McLaughlin] was sacked and Niall Quinn and I got to be interim [coaches], it gave me the taste of coaching and managing."
Portstewart currently sit seventh in the third-tier Premier Intermediate League and announced on Friday that former Dungannon assistant manager Gregg would replace Mo Mahon.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMcDaid has had an industrious career in Northern Ireland and has played for Coleraine, Cliftonville, Larne and Ballymena before joining the Lurgan Blues.
"Portstewart is a big opportunity and a big club trying to do it the right way," McDaid continued.
"It is a really exciting project, and, at this stage of my career, I could play for another couple of years, but I am trying to kick start my managing career.
"I think it is going to be a great learning curve for me."
