Mcnulty’s hoping to avoid more play-off woe
He suffered play-off agony with Pompey, now the ex-scotland international is bidding to avoid more heartache in the format.
Marc Mcnulty was a member of Paul Cook’s side eliminated at the hands of Plymouth in the League Two semi-finals in May 2016.
The on-loan striker bagged the opening goal in a 2-2 Fratton Park draw for the first leg, before the Pilgrims snatched a last-gasp winner in the decider.
Now aged 31, Mcnulty is currently with The Spartans, an Edinburgh-based club operating in the fourth tier of Scottish football.
The Scottish League Two side finished third to qualify for the play-offs and, after beating Peterhead, must now overcome Dumbarton in the final to secure promotion.
However, there was disappointment on Tuesday when Spartans suffered a 2-1 away defeat in the first-leg.
Mcnulty, who has netted twice in 14 matches since arriving in February, featured for the full 90 minutes.
It means Spartans head into tonight’s decisive leg trailing , albeit with home advantage over a side they finished one point ahead of in the league table.
For Mcnulty, Spartans has represented the chance of regular football after some tough recent times, with a succession of injury issues playing their part.
He was previously at Orange County Soccer Club in the USL Championship in America, where he scored three times in 25 games before being released.
Mcnulty was Pompey’s top scorer in 2015-16 with 12 goals in 34 league and cup appearances while on loan from Sheffield United.
He later won the League Two play-offs with Coventry in May 2018 to cap a season in which he netted 28 goals.