Dave Mackay
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Craig Mackay[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 2 March 2015 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2][3][4] | ||
Position(s) |
Sweeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1959 | Heart of Midlothian | 135 | (25) |
1959–1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | 268 | (42) |
1968–1971 | Derby County | 122 | (5) |
1971–1972 | Swindon Town | 26 | (1) |
Total | 601 | (82) | |
International career | |||
1954–1958[5] |
Scotland U23 | 4 | (1) |
1957–1965 | Scotland | 22 | (4) |
1957–1958 |
Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
1958[6] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
1959–1962[7][8] | SFA trial v SFL | 3 | (2) |
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
Early life
Mackay was born in Edinburgh. His father was a printer who worked for The Scotsman newspaper.[9] As a young footballer, he was a Scottish Schoolboy internationalist.[2]
Club career
Heart of Midlothian
Mackay supported Hearts as a boy. He signed as a professional in 1952, initially on a part-time basis as he also worked as joiner. Mackay was given his first team debut in November 1953. He would be paired with John Cumming at wing half, which was to become the core of the team. Mackay was a talented all-round player; a strong tackler, physically fit and had good technique with the ball. Cumming's Iron Man nickname says much of his determination. Despite his commitment he retained control of his temper and was never booked in his career. Cumming was the only player to collect medals for all seven of the trophies Hearts won under manager Tommy Walker. "He never had a bad game. It was either a fairly good game or an excellent game," said Mackay later of his former teammate.[10] Both went on to become full Scotland internationals while playing for Hearts.
Mackay was given a regular place in the team in the
Mackay completed the set of Scottish domestic honours by winning the
In the
He had some injury issues in what was to be his last year at Hearts. From late March he missed the last five games of the 1957–58 successful league run in. He then missed the first five Hearts games at the start of the 1958–59 season, returning at the end of August. After 6 December he was then eight weeks out the team with the 13 December 1959 crucial 5–0 defeat away to Rangers the first game he missed
Tottenham Hotspur
Aged 24, he was signed by
Spurs defended the
In 1966 Mackay was photographed by
Tottenham won the
Mackay made 268 league appearances for Tottenham.[17][18] With Mackay Spurs won one league championship, three FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and two FA Charity Shields as well as the 1967 Charity Shield that they shared because of the draw. None of these trophies were won in the two seasons affected by Mackay's lengthy injury due to his leg break. Brian Clough claimed in 2003 that Mackay was Tottenham Hotspur's greatest ever player.[28]
Derby County
Aged 33, at the start of the 1968–69 season he transferred to
Swindon Town
Aged 36, he joined
International career
Aged 22, Mackay made his debut for Scotland on 26 May 1957 in a qualifying game for the
His 15th cap was the disastrous 9–3 defeat at Wembley to England in April 1961;.[32] Mackay then spent two years out of the side, with Jim Baxter and Pat Crerand usually being the preferred half back pairing. Mackay was recalled two years later in April 1963, again versus England at Wembley, but this time Scotland won 2–1. In his two years out the team Mackay missed the entire qualification campaign for the 1962 FIFA World Cup (Scotland were eliminated in a play off by the eventual tournament runners-up, Czechoslovakia). Mackay had been incumbent in the half back line for three straight games leading up to the game for Spurs in December 1963 in which he broke his leg.
He made 22 national appearances, his last coming on 2 October 1965, again in the British Home Championships, a 3–2 away defeat to Northern Ireland.[32] His last cap was the only one he collected after the leg break.[31]
Managerial career
In 1971 Mackay was appointed
Mackay then had a spell as
Legacy
In 2004 The Real Mackay was published, an autobiography written with Martin Knight.[36] Mackay had previously published Soccer My Spur in the early 1960s.[37]
Mackay was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager,[18] Two years later, he was an inaugural inductee of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.[38] In 2006, he also became an inaugural inductee of the Heart of Midlothian Hall of Fame in recognition of his success as a player in the 1950s. In 2013, Mackay was one of eleven British football stars chosen by Royal Mail to feature on a set of stamps marking the 150th anniversary of The Football Association.[39]
Mackay appears as a character in David Peace's novel The Damned Utd, a fictionalised account of Brian Clough's time as manager of Derby County and Leeds United. In the film adaptation of the book, The Damned United, Mackay is played by Brian McCardie. Mackay successfully took legal action against the makers of the film over its inaccurate portrayal of the events surrounding Clough's departure from Derby and Mackay's appointment.[40]
George Best (1946–2005), of Manchester United, one of Tottenham's fiercest rivals in the 1960s, described Mackay as "the hardest man I have ever played against – and certainly the bravest".[41]
Mackay died on 2 March 2015 at the age of 80.[42] Heart of Midlothian stated "It is with deep regret that we have to advise of the death of Dave Mackay who was possibly the most complete midfield player that Scotland has ever produced".[43] Tottenham wrote in an obituary "Dave Mackay will certainly always be remembered here as one of our greatest ever players and a man who never failed to inspire those around him. In short, a Spurs legend".[44] His coffin was brought into his funeral by John Robertson and Gordon Marshall (ex-Hearts), Pat Jennings and Cliff Jones (ex-Tottenham) and Roy McFarland and John McGovern (ex-Derby). A eulogy was given by Alex Ferguson.[45]
After his sacking at Derby County there was a cutting in Norman Stanley Fletcher's cell Mackay Sacked in Porridge which was a joke to Mr. Mackay.
Honours
Player
Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish League Division One: 1957–58[28]
- Scottish Cup: 1955–56[46]
- Scottish League Cup: 1954–55,[47] 1958–59[48]
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League First Division: 1960–61[19]
- 1966–67[19]
- (shared)
Derby County
Scotland national team
- British Home Championship: 1962–63, 1963–64 (shared)[49]
Manager
Derby County
Zamalek
Al-Arabi
- VIVA Premier League: 5
- Kuwait Emir Cup : 2
Career statistics
International appearances
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 1957 | 1 | 0 |
1958 | 3 | 0 | |
1959 | 4 | 0 | |
1960 | 6 | 1 | |
1961 | 1 | 1 | |
1963 | 6 | 2 | |
1965 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 4 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 May 1960 | Prater Stadium, Vienna |
10 | Austria | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly match
|
2 | 15 April 1961 | Wembley Stadium, London | 15 | England | 1–3 | 3–9 | 1960–61 British Home Championship |
3 | 7 November 1963 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 20 | Norway | 4–1 | 6–1 | Friendly match
|
4 | 7 November 1963 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 20 | Norway | 5–1 | 6–1 | Friendly match
|
Managerial record
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Swindon Town | 31 May 1971 | 1 November 1972 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 29.5 |
Nottingham Forest | 2 November 1972 | 23 October 1973 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 29.5 |
Derby County | 23 October 1973 | 25 November 1976 | 160 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 44.4 |
Walsall | 9 March 1977 | 5 August 1978 | 72 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 41.7 |
Birmingham City | 26 April 1989 | 23 January 1991 | 87 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 35.6 |
Total[51] | 351 | 131 | 91 | 129 | 37.3 |
See also
- List of English football championship winning managers
References
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- ^ Jones, Ken (16 September 1964). "'Don't tell Billy Nick', begged Mackay". Daily Mirror. London.
As Mackay moved menacingly into an inside right position on the edge of the penalty area, Peter Dolby, Shrewsbury reserve centre half, swept in to challenge. In came the ball from the right wing. Mackay shaped to play it back... and suddenly he spun out of control, clutching his left leg. ... Spurs players told me afterwards: 'He just sat there holding his leg saying: "It's gone again. It's gone again!"'
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External links
- Dave Mackay and ISBN 1-84018-840-5.
- Dave Mackay Hearts Career Record Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Dave Mackay Scotland Record
- Dave Mackay Scotland Football League Record
- Dave Mackay Profile
- MEHSTG Dave Mackay obituary