Greig McDonald
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Dunfermline Athletic[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Brechin City[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2009 | East Fife[2] | 159 | (33) |
| 2010–2013 | Stirling Albion | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2014 | Stirling Albion | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Greig McDonald (born 12 May 1982 in Dunfermline)[3] is a Scottish football player and manager.
McDonald was appointed caretaker manager of Stirling Albion after Jocky Scott left the club in December 2011.[4][5] He became the youngest manager of a senior league club in the UK when he was appointed Stirling Albion manager on a permanent basis on 22 January 2012.[6] McDonald missed a league victory against Rangers in October 2012 as he was getting married on the same day.[7] He led the Binos to promotion to Scottish League One via the play-offs the following season, but left the club in October 2014 with them sitting bottom of League One.[8]
Managerial statistics
As of 21 October 2014
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Stirling Albion |  |
December 2011 | October 2014 | 121 | 42 | 28 | 51 | 34.71 |
Honours
- Stirling Albion
- Scottish League One play-offs (1): 2013-14
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 - 2010/11". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2010/11". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Greig McDonald Interview". www.aftn.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Stirling Albion part with Jocky Scott". BBC Sport (BBC). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Stirling Albion eye Greig McDonald for permanent manager role at Forthbank". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). 5 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Stirling Albion announce Greig McDonald as permanent boss". STV (STV Group). 22 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Stirling 1 Rangers 0: Allison provides perfect wedding gift to absent Albion boss". Mail Online (Associated Newspapers). 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ Stirling Albion: Greig McDonald leaves manager's post, BBC Sport
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