The 18 year old who has just signed professional terms at Deepdale made the bench on a couple of occassions last season but was sent out to Accrington as a youth player on a work experience scheme. It all ended rather strangely as Stanley were fined due to complications with Mcgrail not being a professional at the time.
This season Mcgrail's prospects are once again limited with loan signing Carroll competing for a place up front alongside Mellor, Ormerod, Agyemang and new boy Whaley.