John Matthew McGrath (born 27 March 1980) is an Irish football manager of National League North side Buxton.

[13] He left the club to return to England with Conference South side Weymouth for the rest of the 2005–06 season in January 2006.

[20] McGrath made 48 appearances and scored 6 goals for Burton during the 2008–09 season, as the team won the Conference Premier title and so gained promotion to League Two.

[22] McGrath signed for League Two rivals York City on an initial one-month loan on 12 February 2013,[23] making his debut later that day in a 0–0 draw at home to Gillingham.

[24] He played for Burton in both legs of their 5–4 aggregate play-off semi-final defeat to Bradford City, and finished the season with 11 appearances for the club, before being released on 6 May 2013.

[24][27] After spending much of pre-season on trial with Alfreton Town, McGrath signed a one-year contract with the Conference Premier club on 3 August 2013.