Dave Mackay

Dave Mackay
Dave Mackay
Mackay in 2006
Personal information
Full name David Craig Mackay
Date of birth (1934-11-14)14 November 1934
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 2 March 2015(2015-03-02) (aged 80)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left half, later sweeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1959 Heart of Midlothian 135 (25)
1959–1968 Tottenham Hotspur 318 (51)
1968–1971 Derby County 122 (5)
1971–1972 Swindon Town 26 (1)
Total 601 (82)
International career
1957–1965 Scotland 22 (4)
1957–1958 Scottish League XI 3 (0)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Swindon Town
1972–1973 Nottingham Forest
1973–1976 Derby County
1977–1978 Walsall
1978 Al-Arabi Kuwait
1983 Al-Shabab
1987 Al-Arabi Kuwait
1987–1989 Doncaster Rovers
1989–1991 Birmingham City
1991–1993 Zamalek
1994–1995 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Craig Mackay (14 November 1934 – 2 March 2015) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the Double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961, and winning the league with Derby County as a manager. He also represented Scotland 22 times, and was selected for their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad.

Mackay died on 2 March 2015 in Nottingham, England at the age of 80.

Honours

Player

Heart of Midlothian

Tottenham Hotspur

Derby County

Scotland national team

Manager

Derby County

Zamalek

Al-Arabi

Career statistics

International appearances

As of 4 March 2019
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 195710
195830
195940
196061
196111
196362
196510
Total224

International goals

As of 4 March 2019
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 1960Prater Stadium, Vienna10 Austria1–41–4Friendly match
2 15 April 1961Wembley Stadium, London15 England1–33–91960–61 British Home Championship
3 7 November 1963Hampden Park, Glasgow20 Norway4–16–1Friendly match
4 7 November 1963Hampden Park, Glasgow20 Norway5–16–1Friendly match

Managerial record

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Swindon Town 31 May 1971 1 November 1972 61181825029.5
Nottingham Forest 2 November 1972 23 October 1973 44131417029.5
Derby County 23 October 1973 25 November 1976 160714544044.4
Walsall 9 March 1977 5 August 1978 72302715041.7
Birmingham City 26 April 1989 23 January 1991 87312729035.6
Total 35113191129037.3

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Mackay of Scotland, Hearts, Tottenham and Derby, dies aged 80". The Guardian. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Snow, Mat (1 May 2009). "Dave Mackay: One-on-One". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hearts realise a dream of half a century". The Scotsman. 23 April 1956. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "First major trophy win for 48 years". The Scotsman. 25 October 1954. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Most accomplished team in Scotland – Hearts' win a formality". The Scotsman. 27 October 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dave Mackay: Scotland and Tottenham legend dies aged 80". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Derby County is saddened to learn that former Rams player and manager Dave Mackay has passed away at the age of 80". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "A Squad: DAVE MACKAY". Scottish FA. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Ken Ferris (1 March 2013). The Double: The Inside Story of Spurs' Triumphant 1960-61 Season. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-1-78057-803-3.
  10. 1 2 Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (12 April 2018). "Scotland – International Matches 1961–1965". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. 1 2 Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (13 December 2018). "Scotland - International Matches 1956-1960". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Dave Mackay's managerial career". Racing Post. Retrieved 3 March 2015.