Gary MacDonald (born 25 October 1979) is an English footballer who plays as a defender, and was most recently a player/assistant manager of Hungerford Town.[1] He has made over 150 appearances in the Football League and the Conference Premier.
 MacDonald with Walton Casuals in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary MacDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Havant & Waterlooville | 57 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Peterborough United | 18 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Woking | 122 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Ebbsfleet United | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hayes & Yeading United | 25 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Havant & Waterlooville | 27 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Kingstonian | 20 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Walton Casuals | 20 | (0) |
| 2014 | Slough Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 24 | (1) |
| 2015 | Slough Town | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Farnborough | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Staines Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Walton & Hersham | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Hayes & Yeading United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Hungerford Town | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Walton & Hersham (player-manager) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Hayes & Yeading United (player-assistant manager) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hungerford Town (player-assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35 16 November 2013 (GMT) | |||
Career edit
MacDonald began his career with Portsmouth but made no first-team appearances and joined non-league club Havant & Waterlooville.[2] He joined Football League One club Peterborough United in February 2001[3] but struggled to break into the first-team,[2] making 21 league and cup appearances in two years.[3] He joined Football Conference side Stevenage Borough on loan in November 2001[2] and made eleven appearances for the club during the remainder of the 2001–02 season.[3]
At the end of the season, he joined another National Conference side Woking,[4] where he started 120 games in four years.[5] He was signed by Ebbsfleet United in June 2007[5] but suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in his first game for Ebbsfleet in August 2007,[6][7] which ruled him out of the game for several months until he made his comeback in a Kent Senior Cup match in January 2008.[7]
MacDonald returned to the first-team in March 2008 and by the end of the 2007–08 season, had made eight appearances for Ebbsfleet[8] and collected a winners medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in May 2008.[9] MacDonald returned to Havant & Waterlooville in 2009, but fell out of favour with the manager and made his last appearance for the club in March 2010. During the close-season of 2010, MacDonald signed for Kingstonian.[10]
Following a one-month loan with Metropolitan Police, the 34-year-old signed for Walton Casuals. In July 2014, the versatile defender signed for Slough Town. He then briefly lined up for Farnborough, before a switch to Staines Town. He then joined Walton & Hersham in February 2016.[11] Following the resignation of manager Mark Hams the following month, MacDonald was announced as player-manager for the eight remaining games of the 2015–16 season.[12]
In July 2016 he was announced by Hayes & Yeading United to be Mickey Lewis' playing assistant manager, having had two previous spells with the club, most recently in 2015 under Phil Babb and Tristan Lewis.
Honours edit
- FA Trophy: 2008
- Conference South Play-Off Winner: 2009
References edit
- ^ Crusaders make changes to management squad‚ newburytoday.co.uk, 18 February 2018
- ^ a b c "Stevenage borrow Posh MacDonald". Non League Daily. 7 November 2002. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Gary MacDonald". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Woking snap up MacDonald". BBC Sport. 3 July 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Fleet snap up defender MacDonald". BBC Sport. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet suffer MacDonald blow". BBC Sport. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Fleet overcome neighbours in cup". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Gary MacDonald in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet 1-0 Torquay". BBC Sport. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ Amos, Stuart (6 August 2010). "Ks boss moves quickly to replace Boardman". Kingston Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Football: Five new faces, but same old story for Walton & Hersham". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Club Announcement | Walton & Hersham Football Club". www.waltonandhershamfc.org.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
External links edit
- Gary MacDonald at Soccerbase
