Career
He previously played for Partick Thistle in Scottish First Division. McGrotty was first spotted by Partick Thistle"s scout Gus Black. This led to the clubs officials watching him play a match on the 2 June 2010 in which they were impressed by his pace.
A week later on the 8 June he signed a full-time professional contract along with Shaun Fraser.
He quickly progressed through the Under-17 & Under-19 squads culminating in him making his first senior appearance at the age of seventeen. The match was a 2–0 home victory against Greenock Morton towards the latter part of the 2010-2011 season with McGrotty enter the match as 88th-minute substitute.
Thistle beat Glasgow Perthshire 7–6 on penalties in the semi-final before defeating Stonehouse Violet 4–1 in the final with McGrotty scoring twice. Having failed to feature during the 2011-2012 season McGrotty was released on 1 June 2012.
