Kevin McDonald (footballer, born 1985)

For people with similar names, see Kevin McDonald (disambiguation).

Kevin Alan McDonald (born 26 June 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional footballer, is the interim head coach of Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.

Kevin McDonald

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Alan McDonald
Date of birth	(1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Wallsend Boys Club
–2003	Sunderland
2003–2004	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Hibernian	5	(0)
2006	→ Clyde (loan)	11	(0)
2006–2007	→ Airdrie United (loan)	24	(2)
2007–2010	Airdrie United	95	(9)
2010–2011	Alloa Athletic	27	(7)
2011–2013	Berwick Rangers	63	(5)
2013–2014	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
2014–2018	Musselburgh Athletic
Managerial career
2019–2021	Musselburgh Athletic
2025	Dunfermline Athletic (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

McDonald signed for Hibernian from Sunderland and made his senior debut on the final day of the 2003–04 season.^[1] He was loaned to Clyde for six months in 2006 and he then spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Airdrie United. McDonald was released by Hibs in 2007 and he then signed permanently for Airdrie. In June 2010 he moved onto Alloa Athletic.

McDonald signed for Junior side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in June 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching

McDonald later signed for Musselburgh Athletic in 2014, where he would retire as a player and take up the assistant managers job at the club. He was appointed as permanent manager replacing Calvin Shand on 18 March 2019.^[2]

McDonald would join brother in law Kevin Thomson as his assistant at Kelty Hearts on 29 May 2021.^[3]

McDonald would then join Dunfermline Athletic as assistant manager to Michael Tidser on 17 January 2025.

See also

• Clyde F.C. season 2005-06

Honours

Airdrie United

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2008–09^[4]