Mark McNally (footballer)

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Mark McNally
Personal information
Full name Mark McNally [1]
Date of birth (1971-03-10) 10 March 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1995 Celtic 122 (3)
1995–1997 Southend United 54 (2)
1997–1998 Stoke City 7 (0)
1998–1999 Dundee United 5 (0)
2000 Keflavík 9 (0)
2000 Ayr United 8 (0)
2000–2001 Partick Thistle 22 (1)
2001–2002 Clydebank 19 (0)
2002–2008 Stirling Albion 127 (0)
Total374(6)
International career
1990–1993 Scotland U21 [2] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark McNally (born 10 March 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played in defence, primarily as a centre-half although he also played occasionally at right-back.

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Career

Celtic to England

McNally began his career with Celtic youths and progressed on to the first team, making his debut against Motherwell in November 1990 in a 2–1 win. [3] McNally went on to become a regular member of the Celtic first team for the next few seasons, making over 100 league appearances. He struggled for a place in the team during season 1994–95 under new manager Tommy Burns, but still won the Scottish Cup Final in what transpired to be his final game for the club. After a very brief period on loan at Manchester City, [4] McNally was transferred to Southend United in December 1995 for £50,000. McNally made his debut for Southend United on 17 August 1996 against Tranmere Rovers. McNally spent two seasons with Southend United making over fifty league appearances for the club before being transferred to Stoke City for £120,000 in 1997. McNally made his debut for Stoke City on 31 March 1997 against Bradford City. McNally was released by Stoke City at the end of the 1997–98 season after making only seven appearances for the club.

Return to Scotland

After McNally was released by Stoke City he returned to Scotland to join Dundee United making his debut for the club against Kilmarnock on 1 August 1998. In January 2000 McNally was placed on loan to Ayr United until the end of the season. McNally made his debut for Ayr United on 12 February 2000 against Falkirk. At the end on the 1999/2000 season McNally was released by Dundee United to enable him to sign up for Partick Thistle. McNally made his debut for Partick on 7 October 2000. McNally was at Partick for a season, scoring once against Stranraer, [5] and was released despite being the fans player of the season. [6] After being released by Partick Thistle, McNally was signed by Clydebank making his debut on 4 August 2001 against Forfar Athletic. McNally stayed at Clydebank until the club removed from both the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Football Association. McNally went on to join former Partick Thistle teammate Allan Moore at Stirling Albion [7] where he made his debut against Albion Rovers on 3 August 2002. [8] McNally went on to make over 100 appearances for Stirling Albion and in 2005 McNally was appointed as Assistant manager, McNally remained as a player with the club. [9]

McNally left Stirling Albion at the end of the 2007–08 season to join the Scottish Football Association as part of the youth coaching system.

Managerial career

At the beginning of the 2007–08 season McNally started as a full-time Assistant Manager for Stirling Albion.

On 9 June 2010 he was appointed as Allan Moore's assistant at Greenock Morton. [10] He and Moore were sacked on 23 November 2013 after a 5–1 home defeat to Livingston. [11]

McNally has been a coach with Celtic's youth academy since 2013. [12]

Career statistics

Source: [13]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 1990–91 Scottish Premier Division 190300000220
1991–92 Scottish Premier Division241001030281
1992–93 Scottish Premier Division270303020350
1993–94 Scottish Premier Division322104120393
1994–95 Scottish Premier Division200305000280
Total1223100131701524
Southend United 1981–82 First Division 202100000212
1996–97 First Division340102000370
Total542202000582
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division3000000030
1997–98 First Division4000000040
Total7000000070
Dundee United 1998–99 Scottish Premier League 5000100060
Keflavík 2000 Úrvalsdeild 9000000090
Ayr United 1999–2000 Scottish First Division 8000000080
Partick Thistle 2000–01 Scottish Second Division 221002000241
Clydebank 2001–02 Scottish Second Division190000010200
Stirling Albion 2002–03 Scottish Third Division 300101010330
2003–04 Scottish Third Division220201010260
2004–05 Scottish Second Division210102020260
2005–06 Scottish Second Division290200020330
2006–07 Scottish Second Division280300040350
Total130090401001530
Career Total37662102211804377

Honours

1994–95
1994–95

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References

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  2. ↑ "McNally, Mark". FitbaStats – Scotland U21. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Newsletter #146". No. Manchester City Supporters Home Page. 23 November 1995. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Stranraer 3-4 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 28 April 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Thistle's summer ins and outs". BBC Sport. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2001.
  7. ↑ "Albion add further signings". BBC Sport. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2002.
  8. ↑ "Stirling Albion 0–1 Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2002.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile of Mark McNally". Stirling Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  10. ↑ "Mark McNally". gmfc.net. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  11. ↑ "From the office of the chairman". Greenock Morton F.C. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Academy coaches". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Mark McNally at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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