Don Mackay

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Don Mackay
Full name	Donald Mackay
Date of birth	March 19, 1940 (age 67)
Place of birth	Perth, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6ft 0in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1958–1962 1962–1972 1972–1974	Forfar Athletic Dundee United Southend United	- (0) 49 (0) 14 (0)
Teams managed
1978-1980 1980-84 1984-86 1987-91 1991-94 2001	Nørresundby Dundee Coventry City Blackburn Rovers Fulham Airdrieonians
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Donald Mackay, (born March 19, 1940 in Perth), is a Scottish former football player and manager.

[edit] As player

He was a goalkeeper and played for Forfar Athletic, Dundee United, and Southend United during his playing career.

[edit] As manager

After a spell coaching Bristol City youth team between 1974 to 1978, he began his management career in Nørresundby. He returned to Scotland in 1980 when he was appointed manager of Dundee, winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League with the club in his first season. Mackay eventually left the club in 1983 to manage a side in Denmark. His spell in Denmark was brief, however, as he soon joined Coventry City as assistant to Bobby Gould. He replaced Gould as manager three months later following a string of bad results. Mackay saved Coventry from relegation, but resigned his position the following season with the club once again struggling.

He went on to manage Blackburn Rovers and Fulham, and later moved back to Scotland where he managed Airdrieonians.

Most recently he has been employed as the Chief Scout for Middlesbrough.

[edit] External links

Don Mackay managerial statistics at soccerbase.com

Preceded by Alan Dicks	Fulham F.C. Manager 1991-1994	Succeeded by Ian Branfoot
Preceded by Bobby Saxton	Blackburn Rovers F.C. Manager 1987-1991	Succeeded by Kenny Dalglish
Preceded by Tommy Gemmell	Dundee F.C. Manager 1980-1984	Succeeded by Archie Knox
Preceded by Steve Archibald	Airdrieonians F.C. Manager 2001	Succeeded by Ian McCall