Malky Mackay

Malky Mackay
Mackay as manager of Cardiff City in 2012
Personal information
Full name Malcolm George Mackay
Date of birth (1972-02-19) 19 February 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Queen's Park 70 (6)
1993–1998 Celtic 34 (4)
1998 → Norwich City (loan) 1 (0)
1998–2004 Norwich City 212 (15)
2004–2005 West Ham United 18 (2)
2005–2008 Watford 52 (3)
Total 387 (30)
International career
2004 Scotland 5 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Watford (caretaker)
2009–2011 Watford
2011–2013 Cardiff City
2014–2015 Wigan Athletic
2017–2018 Scotland (caretaker)
2021–2023 Ross County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm George "Malky" Mackay (born 19 February 1972, in Bellshill) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Cardiff City. Mackay began his playing career in Scottish football, with Queen's Park and Celtic. He joined English side Norwich City in 1998. He also played in the Premier League with Norwich, West Ham and finally Watford. He retired as a player in 2008.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Watford (caretaker) 4 November 2008 26 November 2008 5212040.0
Watford 15 June 2009 17 June 2011 99332541033.3
Cardiff City 17 June 2011 27 December 2013 125543734043.2
Wigan Athletic 19 November 2014 6 April 2015 255416020.0
Scotland (caretaker) 13 October 2017 16 February 2018 1001000.0
Ross County 26 May 2021 15 November 2023 107312551029.0
Total 36212592145034.5 —

Honours

Player

Celtic

Norwich City

Watford

Individual

Manager

Cardiff City

Ross County

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "Boothroyd needed break – Simpson". BBC Sport. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  6. ↑ McLaughlin, Chris (13 October 2017). "Scotland: Malky Mackay takes interim charge for Netherlands friendly". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Scotland: Results/matches: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Malky Mackay sacked: A factfile of the former Cardiff City manager's career". The Independent. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Henry retains PFA crown". BBC Sport. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Malky Mackay". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay wins manager of the month award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2015.