Alan MacKenzie

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Alan Mackenzie
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-08-08) 8 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bassendean Caledonians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1986 Cowdenbeath 20 (0)
1986–1987 Berwick Rangers 20 (1)
1987 FC Hämeenlinna
1987–1988 East Stirlingshire 1 (0)
1988–1991 Cowdenbeath 90 (30)
1991–1993 Raith Rovers 45 (6)
1993–1995 Clyde 47 (6)
1995–1996 Cowdenbeath 8 (3)
1996–1997 Perth Glory 12 (2)
1997–2000 Bayswater City SC
2000–2002 Whitburn Juniors (19)
2002–2004 Inglewood United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Mackenzie (born 8 August 1966) is a Scottish former footballer. Mackenzie played for a number of Scottish clubs most notably for Cowdenbeath and Raith Rovers.

Mackenzie holds the record of being the first Clyde player to score at Broadwood Stadium, scoring the first goal at their new ground in 1994.

In 1996, he moved to Australia where he scored Perth Glory's first ever goal in their first match on 13 October 1996 in the National Soccer League. [1] [2] [3]

MacKenzie also played in the West Australian State League for Bayswater City SC, where he won the Premier League Player of the Year award in 2000, and Inglewood United.

He later moved back to Scotland for a stint with Whitburn Junior F.C. [4]

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References

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  2. "1996 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  3. "Australian Player Database – MA". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  4. "Whitburn Junior FC website". Whitburn Junior F.C. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.