Malky Mackay (footballer, born 1942)

Malcolm Dingwall Mackay MBE (born 19 January 1942) is a Scottish former amateur footballer who made over 350 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] He later became president of the club and is a member of the club's committee.[3][4] Mackay represented Scotland at amateur level and made one friendly appearance for Great Britain.[5]

Malky Mackay
MBE
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Dingwall Mackay[1]
Date of birth (1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1962 Coltness United
1962–1976 Queen's Park 352 (126)
International career
1966–1971 Scotland Amateurs 20 (6)
1967 Great Britain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life edit

Mackay is married with two sons and a daughter.[6] His oldest son, Malcolm Jr, also became a professional football player and manager.[6] As of February 2012, aged 70, Mackay was semi-retired and working for an insurance company in Glasgow.[6] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to football in Glasgow.[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – M". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Big Interview Malky Mackay Snr – Sunday Post". Sunday Post. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Committee – The Queen's Park Football Club". www.queensparkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Tucker, Steve (25 February 2012). "The big interview: Malky Mackay Snr on how his son became Cardiff City's leader". walesonline. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. ^ "2015 New Year Honours list". The London Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ^ "In full: New Year's honours list 2015 in Scotland". The Scotsman. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2020.