Craig MacGillivray (footballer)

Craig MacGillivray

Personal information
Full name	Craig Brodie MacGillivray [1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth	Perth, Scotland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	15
Youth career
2009–2011	Harrogate Railway Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Stalybridge Celtic	4	(0)
2012–2014	Harrogate Town	99	(0)
2012–2013	→ Harrogate Railway Athletic (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2017	Walsall	12	(0)
2017–2018	Shrewsbury Town	8	(0)
2018–2021	Portsmouth	112	(0)
2021–2023	Charlton Athletic	47	(0)
2023	Burton Albion	19	(0)
2023–	Milton Keynes Dons	24	(0)
2024	→ Stevenage (loan)	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Craig Brodie MacGillivray (born 12 January 1993) is a Scottish ^{[3] [4]} professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Club career

Non league career

MacGillivray began his career as a reserve team goalkeeper for Harrogate Railway Athletic, ^[5] eventually earning a move to Stalybridge Celtic in 2011. ^[5] After making four appearances for Stalybridge in an injury–hit season, ^[6] MacGillivray joined Harrogate Town in August 2012. ^[5] He rejoined Harrogate Railway Athletic on loan for a brief spell in 2012. Following his return from loan, MacGillivray emerged as Harrogate Town's first–choice goalkeeper and made 90 appearances for the club over two seasons in the Conference North. ^[6] He was linked with moves to a number of Football League clubs during this time. ^[7]

Walsall

Despite agreeing a two–year deal with Harrogate in November 2012, ^[7] MacGillivray joined League One side Walsall on 13 June 2014 on an initial one-year deal after the two clubs agreed a compensation package. ^[8] He acted as a deputy to Richard O'Donnell for much of the 2014–15 season but MacGillivray eventually made his debut for the Saddlers on 25 April 2015, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Oldham Athletic. ^[9]

On 20 May 2015, MacGillivray signed a new one-year contract with the club. ^[10] He made eight appearances in total in 2015–16 as Walsall missed out on promotion via the play-offs and was offered a one-year deal at the end of the season. ^{[11] [12]}

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Walsall and MacGillivray mutually agreed to end his contract after being unable to guarantee the stopper a regular starting place. ^[13]

Shrewsbury Town

On 5 July 2017, MacGillivray joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer on a one-year deal. ^[14]

He was offered a new contract by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[15]

Portsmouth

On 4 June 2018, League One club Portsmouth announced that MacGillivray had signed on a two-year deal. ^[16] MacGillivray made his Portsmouth debut at Fratton Park in their opening league match on 4 August 2018, earning a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Luton Town. ^[17] On 31 March 2019, MacGillivray started in goal for Portsmouth in the EFL Trophy final against Sunderland. MacGillivray made a save in the penalty shootout, saving a spot kick from Lee Cattermole. ^[18] Portsmouth went on to win the shootout 5–4 (2–2 after extra-time). MacGillivray won Pompey Player of the Season for 2020–21 ^[19]

Charlton Athletic

On 28 June 2021, MacGillivray joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal. ^[20]

Burton Albion

On 13 January 2023, MacGillivray joined Burton Albion. ^[21]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 20 June 2023, MacGillivray joined newly-relegated EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer. ^[22] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2023–24 season on 5 August 2023, in a 5–3 away win over Wrexham. ^[23]

On 18 January 2024, MacGillivray joined League One club Stevenage on loan until the end of the season. ^[24]

International career

On 27 August 2019, MacGillivray was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time by manager Steve Clarke. ^[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	2014–15 [26]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16 [11]	League One	5	0	2	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	8	0
	2016–17 [27]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	4 [b]	0	9	0
	Total		12	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	19	0
Shrewsbury Town	2017–18 [28]	League One	8	0	2	0	0	0	4 [b]	0	14	0
Portsmouth	2018–19 [29]	League One	46	0	5	0	0	0	5 [c]	0	56	0
	2019–20 [30]	League One	20	0	2	0	3	0	2 [b]	0	27	0
	2020–21 [30]	League One	46	0	2	0	2	0	2 [b]	0	52	0
	Total		112	0	9	0	5	0	9	0	149	0
Charlton Athletic	2021–22 [31]	League One	43	0	0	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	45	0
	2022–23 [32]	League One	4	0	1	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	6	0
	Total		47	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	51	0
Burton Albion	2022–23 [32]	League One	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Milton Keynes Dons	2023–24 [33]	League Two	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
Stevenage (loan)	2023–24 [33]	League One	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			233	0	14	0	7	0	20	0	274	0

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Walsall

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 2014–15 ^[34]

Shrewsbury Town

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18 ^[35]

Portsmouth

• EFL Trophy: 2018–19; ^[36] runner-up: 2019–20 ^[37]

Individual

• Portsmouth Player of the Season: 2020–21 ^[19]

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 31st July 2022" (PDF). The Football League. 31 July 2022. p. 49 and 50. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
2. "Craig MacGillivray". 11v11. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
3. Mason, Lewis (15 November 2018). "Portsmouth keeper told to build on impressive start". The News . Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. Moon, Andrew (18 January 2019). "Portsmouth's Craig MacGillivray would be 'absolutely thrilled' by Scotland call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
5. "Craig MacGillivray". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. "Craig MacGillivray Playing History". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
7. White, Ed (1 January 2014). "Weaver quashes Craig MacGillivray exit talk". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
8. "Walsall: Craig MacGillivray signs from Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
9. "Walsall 2 Oldham 0 – as it happened". Express & Star. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
10. "Craig MacGillivray: Walsall keeper signs new one-year contract". BBC Sport. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
11. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
12. "Romaine Sawyers: Midfielder among 12 Walsall players offered new deals". BBC Sport. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
13. "Walsall: Jon Whitney releases seven players from League One club". BBC Sport. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
14. "Craig MacGillivray: Shrewsbury Town complete move for ex-Walsall goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
15. "Shrewsbury Town: Joe Riley, Shaun Rowley and AJ Leitch-Smith to be released". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
16. Weld, Neil (4 June 2018). "MacGillivray Signs For Pompey". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
17. "Lowe gives Pompey lift-off". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
18. "Checkatrade Trophy final: Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland (aet, 5–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
19. "MacGillivray Named Player Of The Season". Portsmouth F.C. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
20. "DONE DEAL: Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray joins the Addicks". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
21. "Craig MacGillivray joins Burton Albion". Charlton Athletic FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
22. "Don Deal: MK Dons make Craig MacGillivray signing". Milton Keynes Dons Official Site. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
23. "Wrexham 3–5 Milton Keynes Dons: Dragons' EFL return spoiled by Dons". BBC. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
24. "Craig MacGillivray joins on loan from MK Dons". www.stevenagefc.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
25. "Scotland returns for Snodgrass & Naismith, no Griffiths for Russia and Belgium games". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
26. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
27. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
28. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
29. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
30. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
31. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
32. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
33. "Games played by Craig MacGillivray in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
34. Chapman, Caroline (22 March 2015). "Bristol City 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
35. Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
36. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
37. Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

External links

• Craig MacGillivray at Soccerbase