David McKellar

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David McKellar
Personal information
Full name David Norwood McKellar[1]
Date of birth (1956-05-22) 22 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Saltcoats Victoria
Kilwinning Rangers
1972–1975 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
→ Colchester United (loan) 0 (0)
→ Peterborough United (loan) 0 (0)
1976–1977 Dundee United 0 (0)
1977 Forfar Athletic 1 (0)
1977–1978 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
1978–1980 Derby County 41 (0)
1980–1982 Brentford 84 (0)
1982–1983 Happy Valley
1983–1985 Carlisle United 82 (0)
1985–1986 Hibernian 0 (0)
→ Manchester City (loan) 0 (0)
1986 → Newcastle United (loan) 10 (0)
1986–1988 Hamilton Academical 52 (0)
1988 Dunfermline Athletic 6 (0)
1988 → Hartlepool United (loan) 5 (0)
1988–1990 Carlisle United 69 (0)
1990–1991 Kilmarnock 6 (0)
1991–1992 Rangers 0 (0)
International career
Scotland U18
Managerial career
Kilbirnie Ladeside
1995 Largs Thistle
Saltcoats Victoria
Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Ardeer Thistle
Petershill
Irvine Meadow XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Norwood McKellar (born 22 May 1956) is a Scottish retired professional

Football League with Carlisle United, for whom he made 160 appearances for the club over two spells.[3] In a long career, he played in all four divisions of the English league pyramid and the top three divisions in Scotland. McKellar later managed in Scottish junior
and amateur football.

Club career

Early years

McKellar began his career in his native

reserve team over the next four years and failed to make a first team appearance.[6] McKellar was also sent out on loan to lower division clubs Colchester United and Peterborough United and failed to make an appearance for either.[7] He departed Portman Road in May 1976,[8] after suffering from homesickness.[3]

Return to Scotland

McKellar returned to Scotland to sign for Scottish League Premier Division club Dundee United on 22 May 1976, his 20th birthday.[8] He failed to make a first team appearance and joined Scottish League Second Division club Forfar Athletic in September 1977.[6] He made only one appearance for the club before dropping back into junior football to sign for Ardrossan Winton Rovers in 1977.[9] While with Ardrossan Winton Rovers, Nairn County of the Scottish Highland Football League made enquiries for McKeller but no business was concluded due to the distance involved between McKellers home in Irvine and Nairn in the Highlands.

Derby County

A second chance at

1980–81 season,[12] McKellar left Derby in September 1980.[14] He made 43 appearances during two years at the Baseball Ground.[12]

Brentford

McKellar dropped down to Third Division to sign for Brentford for a £25,000 fee in September 1980.[11] He quickly staunched the flow of goals into the Bees' net and made 42 appearances during the 1980–81 season, which included a run of six successive clean sheets in December 1980 through to January 1981.[15] McKellar made a career-high 50 appearances during the 1981–82 season,[15] but fell out with manager Fred Callaghan during the 1982 off-season and had his contract cancelled, though the club held his registration for the duration of the 1982–83 season.[14] McKellar made 96 appearances during just under two years as an active player at Griffin Park.[14]

Happy Valley

Unable to play within England due to his playing registration still being held by Brentford, McKellar played for Hong Kong First Division League club Happy Valley during the 1982–83 season.

Carlisle United

McKellar returned to England to sign for Second Division club Carlisle United in August 1983 for £4,000 in a part-exchange deal which saw Trevor Swinburne move to Brentford.[11] He made 82 league appearances over the course of two seasons, before leaving in 1985.[1] McKellar's 19 clean sheets during the 1983–84 season remains a club record.[3]

Hibernian

McKellar moved to

1985–86 season,[1] impressing enough to be offered a permanent contract by the latter club, which fell through after the sacking of manager Willie McFaul.[3]

Hamilton Academical

McKellar signed for newly promoted Scottish League Premier Division club Hamilton Academical prior to the beginning of the 1986–87 season.[17] He made 41 appearances as the Accies suffered relegation straight back to the Scottish League First Division.[18] Unable to keep Rikki Ferguson out of the team on a regular basis, McKellar made 16 appearances in the First Division prior to departing Douglas Park in early 1988.[19] He made 59 appearances for Hamilton.[17]

Dunfermline Athletic

McKellar moved back up to the Scottish League Premier Division to sign for Dunfermline Athletic in early 1988.[17] He made six league appearances in what remained of the 1987–88 season, one of them coming in a famous 2–0 Scottish League Cup fourth round victory over giants Rangers.[20] After failing to make an appearance in the early part of the 1988–89 season and spending time on loan at Fourth Division club Hartlepool United,[7] McKellar departed East End Park in October 1988.[6]

Return to Carlisle United

McKellar rejoined Carlisle United in October 1988, then languishing in the Fourth Division.

1988–89 season for the struggling Cumbrians and won the club's Player of the Year award.[3] After a further 35 league appearances during the 1989–90 season, McKellar departed Brunton Park in March 1990.[3][6][21] Across his two spells with Carlisle, McKellar made 163 appearances.[3] In 2009, McKellar was named number 55 on the News and Star's Top 100 Carlisle United Players list.[22] Looking back in 2011, McKellar said "I really loved the club, as there was a lovely atmosphere, because we had such a small squad, so we all had to pull together".[3]

Kilmarnock

McKellar returned to Scotland to sign for Second Division club Kilmarnock in March 1990 for a £20,000 fee.[21] He made five appearances in what remained of the 1989–90 season, helping Killie over the line to automatic promotion to Division One.[23] He made just one league appearance during the 1990–91 season and departed at the end of the campaign.[23]

Rangers

McKellar moved back up to the Scottish League Premier Division to sign for

Sparta Prague.[24][25] McKellar retired from football at the end of the season.[3]

International career

McKellar represented the Scotland U18 team at an U18 European Championship in the 1970s.[3]

Management and coaching career

After retiring from football, McKellar became a manager, managing Scottish junior and amateur clubs

Premier League club Everton, during Smith's tenure as manager of the club.[3]

Personal life

As of 2011, McKellar was a grandfather and working in social services.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Forfar Athletic 1977–78[9] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Derby County
1978–79[12]
 First Division 16 0 1 0 0 0 — — 17 0
1979–80[12]
 First Division 25 0 1 0 0 0 — — 26 0
Total 41 0 2 0 0 0 — — 43 0
Brentford 1980–81[15] Third Division 39 0 3 0 — — — 42 0
1981–82[15] Third Division 45 0 3 0 2 0 — — 50 0
Total 84 0 6 0 2 0 — — 92 0
Newcastle United (loan) 1985–86[12] First Division 10 0 — — — — 10 0
Hamilton Academical 1986–87[18] Scottish Premier Division 36 0 2 0 2 0 — 1[c] 0 41 0
1987–88[19] Scottish First Division 16 0 0 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 18 0
Total 52 0 2 0 3 0 — 2 0 59 0
Hartlepool United (loan)
1988–89[7]
 Fourth Division 5 0 — 2 0 — — 7 0
Kilmarnock 1989–90[23] Scottish Second Division 5 0 — — — — 5 0
1990–91[23] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Rangers 1991–92[24] Scottish Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 198 0 10 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 217 0
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "David McKellar". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ David McKellar at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Carlisle Utd record holder now stopping troubled youngster's falling through society's net". News & Star. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Transfers – 1972". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ Malone, Roger (17 April 1973). "Ipswich skill earns its due reward". The Daily Telegraph. p. 34.
  6. ^ a b c d e "David McKellar". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Dave McKellar". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Transfers – 1976". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Forfar Athletic Player David McKellar Details". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Transfers – 1978". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "David McKellar". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  13. ^ Derby County F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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  16. ^ a b c d e Hepburn, Ray (26 November 1985). "The Herald". p. 29.
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  18. ^ a b "1986–87". docs.google.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  19. ^ a b "1987–88". docs.google.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Leishman's poetry and the giant-killers of 1988". www.scotsman.com. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Kimarnock will today sign goalkeeper David McKellar from Carlisle United for £20,000. McKellar was previously with Hamilton and Dunfermline". Herald Scotland. 22 March 1990. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Carlisle Utd's top 100 players". News & Star. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  23. ^ a b c d "Kilmarnock Player Dave McKellar Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  24. ^ a b "UEFA Champions League 1991/92 – History – Sparta Praha-Rangers Lineups". UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  25. ^ "UEFA Champions League 1991/92 – History – Rangers-Sparta Praha Lineups". UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  26. ^ "Mixed fortunes for cup hopefuls". Herald Scotland. 21 April 1995. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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