Dave Mackay
Scottish football player and manager (1934–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Craig Mackay (14 November 1934 – 2 March 2015) was a Scottish football player and manager.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Craig Mackay | ||
Date of birth | (1934-11-14)14 November 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 2 March 2015(2015-03-02) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left half, later sweeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1959 | Heart of Midlothian | 135 | (25) |
1959–1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | 318 | (51) |
1968–1971 | Derby County | 122 | (5) |
1971–1972 | Swindon Town | 26 | (1) |
Total | 601 | (82) | |
National team | |||
1957–1965 | Scotland | 22 | (4) |
1957–1958 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1971–1972 | Swindon Town | ||
1972–1973 | Nottingham Forest | ||
1973–1976 | Derby County | ||
1977–1978 | Walsall | ||
1978 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | ||
1983 | Al-Shabab | ||
1987 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | ||
1987–1989 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
1989–1991 | Birmingham City | ||
1991–1993 | Zamalek | ||
1994–1995 | Qatar | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the Double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961, and winning the league with Derby County as a manager. He also represented Scotland 22 times, and was selected for their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad.
Mackay died on 2 March 2015 in Nottingham, England at the age of 80.[1]