Jimmy Mackay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Birrell Mackay | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 1998 (aged 54) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
|
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | |||
| 1964–1965 | Airdrie | 5 | (1) |
| 1965–1972 |
Melbourne Croatia | ||
| 1973–1974 |
Hakoah Eastern Suburbs | 22 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 |
South Melbourne Hellas | ||
| 1977 | South Melbourne | 1 | (0) |
| 1979 | Shepparton United | ||
| 1981 | Morwell Falcons | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1970–1975 |
Australia | 52 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2007 | |||
James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943, in Scotland – 11 December 1998[1]) was a Scottish-born Australian association football player. He was a member of the
1974 World Cup squad in West Germany
.
In late 1973, he scored the decisive goal against
Socceroos defender Doug Utjesenovic described the goal emphatically, "that was one of the freakiest goals. You could try a million times to score the exact goal (and never do it). There was a free kick, the ball was knocked back and he ran onto the ball. It was a real thunderbolt."[3]
Mackay died of a
heart attack in 1998.[4]
Honours
Melbourne Croatia
- Victorian Premier League: 1968[5]
- Victorian Ampol Cup: 1968,[6] 1971,[7] 1972[8]
South Melbourne Hellas
Individual
References
- ^ "1974 - Group A - West Germany v Australia match report". 18 June 1974. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Australia's 10 best moments". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Vale Jimmy Mackay". 18 December 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "World Cup lessons from the class of '74". The Age. Melbourne. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "1968 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1968 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1971 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1972 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1976 Victorian Men's State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "FFA name Teams of the Decades". My Footb-ALL. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Jimmy Mackay at National-Football-Teams.com
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