Jackie McNamara Sr.

John "Jackie" McNamara (born 19 September 1952 in Glasgow) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played for Cumbernauld United, Celtic, Hibernian and Greenock Morton. His son, Jackie McNamara, was also a professional footballer.

Jackie McNamara

Personal information
Full name	John McNamara
Date of birth	(1952-09-19) 19 September 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Central Defender
Youth career
0000–1973	Cumbernauld United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1976	Celtic	21	(1)
1976–1985	Hibernian	236	(2)
1985–1988	Greenock Morton	57	(2)
Total		314	(5)
International career
1980	Scottish Football League XI	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

McNamara started his professional career with Celtic; he was transferred to Hibernian during 1976 in exchange for Hibs legend Pat Stanton. The transfer was "roundly condemned" by the Hibs fans at the time,^[1] but McNamara proved a great servant for Hibs, particularly when he moved into defence after the sale of John Blackley. McNamara played in over 200 league games for Hibs, and was awarded a testimonial match against Newcastle United in August 1984.^[2]

McNamara was assistant manager to Jim Duffy at Hibernian during the late 1990s.^[3] McNamara left the club after Duffy was sacked in February 1998, with the team bottom of the Scottish Premier Division and heading for relegation.^[3]

The last inter-league match with a Scottish League XI side, McNamara captained the team against the Irish League XI in 1980.^[4]

Honours

Cumbernauld United

• Central Junior League: 1970–71^[5]

Greenock Morton

• Scottish First Division: 1986–87