Gary McAllister

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Garry McAllister
Personal information
Full name Gary McAllister
Date of birth December 25, 1964 (age 42)
Place of birth    Motherwell, Scotland
Playing position Midfield
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1981-1985
1985-1990
1990-1996
1996-2000
2000-2002
2002-2003		 Motherwell
Leicester City
Leeds United
Coventry City
Liverpool
Coventry City		 059 0(6)
201 (47)
231 (31)
119 (20)
055 0(5)
055 (10)   
National team
1990-1997 Scotland 057 0(5)
Teams managed
2002-2003 Coventry City

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964, in Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He began his playing career at Motherwell, scoring 8 goals in 70 appearances, until his fine performance in the 1985 Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic caught the eye of Leicester City manager Gordon Milne. He signed for the English club, along with Motherwell team-mate Ally Mauchlen, for a combined fee of £250,000 in 1985.

McAllister went on to play for Leeds United, Coventry City and Liverpool He was also a Scotland international and is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having won over 50 caps.

Though serving for a relatively short time at Anfield, he played an integral role in the team that won a treble of cups in 2000 & 2001. His ability to play central midfield or on either wing made him a useful weapon in the armoury of then manager Gérard Houllier, who described McAllister as his "most inspirational signing."

Gary was also known for his ability with the dead-ball and frequently demonstrated that skill as he presided over most of Liverpool's set pieces that season scoring a memorable long range free-kick against local rivals Everton which cemented him into Anfield folklore, many suggesting the club had signed him 10 years too late. He also made a strong impression on the younger members of ths squad, and seemed to inspire players around him when they found themselves in a corner.

McAllister also had a spell in management with former club Coventry. However, he resigned for family reasons, his wife, Denise, having been ill with breast cancer. She died on 3 March 2006, aged 38.

In 2001, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to football.

[edit] Statistics

Club Performance
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Coventry City 2003/04 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
2002/03 41 7 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 46 9
Club Season Premiership FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Liverpool 2001/02 25 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 1 1 38 2
2000/01 30 5 5 0 5 0 9 2 0 0 49 7
Coventry City 1999/00 38 11 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 43 13
1998/99 29 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 4
1997/98 14 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 18 2
1996/97 38 6 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 46 7
Leeds United 1995/96 36 5 6 3 8 1 4 1 0 0 54 10
1994/95 41 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 6
1993/94 42 8 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 8
1992/93 32 5 4 2 3 1 5 2 1 0 45 10
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Leeds United 1991/92 42 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 47 5
1990/91 38 2 6 1 7 2 0 0 4 1 55 6
Leicester City 1989/90 43 10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 43 10
1988/89 46 11 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 46 11
1987/88 42 9 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 42 9
1986/87 39 10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 39 10
1985/86 31 7 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 31 7
Club Season Scott Prem Scott Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Motherwell 1985/86 1 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 0
Club Season Scott League Scott Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Motherwell 1984/85 35 6 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 35 6
Club Season Scott Prem Scott Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Motherwell 1983/84 21 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 21 0
1982/83 1 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 0
Club Season Scott League Scott Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Motherwell 1981/82 1 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 0
Total 720 119 42 8 45 11 29 5 6 2 842 145

[edit] Career honours

Motherwell
Leeds United

Runner Up

Liverpool
Preceded by
Roland Nilsson		 Coventry City F.C. manager
2002-2003		 Succeeded by
Eric Black


Flag of Scotland Scotland squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Flag of Scotland

1 Leighton | 2 McLeish | 3 Aitken | 4 Gough | 5 McStay | 6 Malpas | 7 Johnston | 8 Bett | 9 McCoist | 10 MacLeod | 11 Gillespie | 12 Goram | 13 Durie | 14 McInally | 15 Levein | 16 McCall | 17 McKimmie | 18 Collins | 19 McPherson | 20 McAllister | 21 Fleck | 22 Gunn | Coach: Roxburgh
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