John MacPhail
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John MacPhail | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975-1979 | Dundee | 68 | (0) |
| 1978–1983 | Sheffield United | 135 | (7) |
| 1983–1986 | York City | 142 | (24) |
| 1986–1987 | Bristol City | 26 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Sunderland | 130 | (22) |
| 1990–1994 | Hartlepool United | 163 | (4) |
| Total | 664 | (58) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Hartlepool United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John MacPhail (born 7 December 1955) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Dundee, Scotland, MacPhail started out at St Columba BC [1] before moving to Dundee. From Dundee MacPhail journeyed south to Sheffield United. MacPhail won the York City Clubman of the Year award two seasons running, winning the 1983–84 and 1984–85 awards.[2] MacPhail left York for Bristol City in July 1986. A year later he was re-united with former boss, Denis Smith at Sunderland. [3] He captained Sunderland to 2 promotions as they returned to First Division in 1990. His only top flight appearance was on the opening day of the 1990/1 season.[4] He left Sunderland for Hartlepool United, initially as a player. He was appointed player/manager of Hartlepool on 24 November 1993 and was sacked on 9 September 1994.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/blether-with-brown/blether-with-brown-st-columba-bc-team-photo-1.148385
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- ↑ John MacPhail’s Sunderland career
- ↑ John MacPhail career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
External links
- John MacPhail career statistics at Soccerbase
- John MacPhail for Sunderland 'Player of the day'
- John MacPhail profile at sporting-heroes.net
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