Gary McDonald (footballer, born 1982)

For those of a similar name, see Gary McDonald (disambiguation).

Gary McDonald

Personal information
Full name	Gary Matthew McDonald [1]
Date of birth	(1982-04-10) 10 April 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kilwinning Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2006	Kilmarnock	106	(11)
2006–2008	Oldham Athletic	78	(11)
2008–2010	Aberdeen	52	(8)
2010–2011	Hamilton Academical	25	(0)
2011–2013	Morecambe	85	(6)
2013–2015	St Johnstone	45	(1)
2015	Peterhead	15	(7)
2015–2016	Kilwinning Rangers	0	(0)
International career
2005	Scotland B	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Gary Matthew McDonald (born 10 April 1982 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer who last played for Scottish Junior club Kilwinning Rangers. He also played for Kilmarnock, Oldham Athletic, Aberdeen, Hamilton Academical, Morecambe, St Johnstone and Peterhead.

Club career

McDonald started his career at Kilmarnock, playing there for five seasons between 2001 and 2006, where he played in 106 league matches, scoring 11 goals.

On 18 June 2006, McDonald signed for English League One side Oldham Athletic, becoming John Sheridan's first signing as Oldham manager. ^[2] On 5 January 2008, McDonald scored from 23 metres (25 yd) in Oldham's 1–0 win over Premier League side Everton in the third round of the FA Cup. ^[3] Interviewed on Match of the Day after the match, McDonald described the goal as the best of his career.

In late April 2008, McDonald agreed a pre-contract to sign for Aberdeen in the summer. ^[4] On 21 November 2009, McDonald was sent off during Aberdeen's 1–1 draw against Motherwell, shown a second yellow card having removed his shirt after scoring Aberdeen's equaliser. ^[5] During his second season at Aberdeen, McDonald, along with teammate Mark Kerr was the subject of booing from some Aberdeen fans. McDonald said this didn't bother him, describing it as "water off a duck's back". ^[6]

McDonald left Aberdeen once his contract expired, and he joined fellow SPL club Hamilton Academical on 4 August 2010. ^[7] On 14 May 2011, he was one of eight players released by Hamilton following their relegation to the First Division. ^[8]

On 23 June 2011, McDonald returned to England, signing for Morecambe of League Two. ^[9] It was announced on 27 May 2013, that McDonald would be leaving Morecambe after turning down a new contract with the club. ^[10]

McDonald signed for St Johnstone on 13 June 2013. ^[11] He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2013, in a 1–0 win away to Rosenborg in the Europa League. ^[12] On 6 January 2014, McDonald signed a new contract, keeping him at St Johnstone until 2015, with an option for another year. ^[13] He came on as a substitute as they won the 2014 Scottish Cup Final. ^[14] On 2 February 2015, McDonald was released by St Johnstone. ^[15]

On 12 February 2015, McDonald signed for Peterhead until the end of the 2014–15 season. ^[16]

In July 2015, McDonald signed for Junior club Kilwinning Rangers on a one-year contract. ^[17]

International career

McDonald has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level.

He was capped in a Scotland B international against Poland, in 2005, at his then club ground, Rugby Park, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 victory. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other [A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	2001–02	Scottish Premier League	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2002–03		12	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	2
	2003–04		23	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	25	4
	2004–05		38	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	43	5
	2005–06		27	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	3
	Total		106	11	6	2	4	1	0	0	116	14
Oldham Athletic	2006–07	League One	43	7	4	0	0	0	2	0	49	7
	2007–08		35	4	5	2	2	0	1	0	43	6
	Total		78	11	9	2	2	0	3	0	92	13
Aberdeen	2008–09	Scottish Premier League	28	5	1	0	2	1	0	0	31	6
	2009–10		24	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	29	4
	Total		52	8	3	1	3	1	2	0	60	10
Hamilton Academical	2010–11	Scottish Premier League	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
Morecambe	2011–12	League Two	42	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	46	3
	2012–13		43	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	49	4
	Total		85	6	4	1	4	0	2	0	95	7
St Johnstone	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	29	0	4	1	3	1	4	0	40	2
	2014–15		16	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
	Total		45	0	4	1	4	1	6	0	59	2
Peterhead	2014–15	Scottish League One	15	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	7
Career total			406	43	26	7	18	3	13	0	463	53

A.  ^ Other includes Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy and UEFA Europa League.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN   978-1-84596-324-8.
2. "Oldham sign Killie star McDonald". BBC Sport. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
3. Phil McNulty Everton 0–1 Oldham, BBC Sport, 5 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008
4. "Aberdeen sign Oldham midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
5. "Motherwell 1–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
6. "Aberdeen's Gary McDonald unaffected by fans' boos". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
7. "Hamilton Accies sign midfielder Gary McDonald". BBC Sport. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
8. "Hamilton wield axe for the drop". BBC Sport. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
9. "Morecambe net Gary McDonald & Lewis Alessandra". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
10. "Morecambe: Gary McDonald to leave after rejecting new deal". BBC Sport. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
11. "St Johnstone sign Gary McDonald after Morecambe exit". BBC Sport. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
12. "Magnificent Sainst upset the odds". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
13. "EXTENDED DEALS FOR MIDFIELDERS GARY AND SCOTT". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
14. "St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee United". BBC Sport . 17 May 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
15. "GARY MCDONALD RELEASED". St Johnstone F.C. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
16. "Gary McDonald: Peterhead sign experienced midfielder". BBC Sport. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
17. McGowan, Eric (9 July 2015). "Scottish cup winner Gary McDonald reveals old Killie pals act persuaded him to join Kilwinning Rangers". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
18. "Scotland Future 2–0 Poland Future". BBC Sport. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

External links

• Gary McDonald at Soccerbase