Malky Mackay (footballer, born 1942)

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Malky Mackay
MBE
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Dingwall Mackay [1]
Date of birth (1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1962 Coltness United
1962–1976 Queen's Park 352 (126)
International career
1966–1971 Scotland Amateurs 20 (6)
1967 Great Britain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Dingwall Mackay MBE (born 19 January 1942) is a Scottish former amateur footballer who made over 350 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. [1] [2] He later became president of the club and is a member of the club's committee. [3] [4] Mackay represented Scotland at amateur level and made one friendly appearance for Great Britain. [5]

Personal life

Mackay is married with two sons and a daughter. [6] His oldest son, Malcolm Jr, also became a professional football player and manager. [6] As of February 2012, aged 70, Mackay was semi-retired and working for an insurance company in Glasgow. [6] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to football in Glasgow. [7] [8]

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References

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