Mike McDonald (footballer)

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Mike McDonald
Personal information
Full name Michael Flynn McDonald [1]
Date of birth (1950-11-08) 8 November 1950 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
St Roch's
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1972 Clydebank 108 (0)
1972–1974 Stoke City 5 (0)
1975–1980 Hibernian 109 (0)
1980–1981 Berwick Rangers 16 (0)
1981–1982 Hawick Royal Albert
1982–1984 St Johnstone 42 (0)
1984–1985 Arbroath 2 (0)
Total282(0)
Managerial career
Gala Fairydean
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Flynn McDonald (born 8 November 1950) is a Scottish former footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City as well as a number of Scottish clubs. [1]

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Career

McDonald was born in Glasgow and played with St Roch's and Clydebank before joining Stoke City in 1972. [1] His transfer to Stoke came about when, in October 1972, Stoke's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks was involved in a near fatal car crash which left him blind in one eye and ended his top flight career. [1] Manager Tony Waddington wanted Scotland international Bobby Clark to be his replacement but he failed to impress the Stoke board and the move fell through. So Instead Banks' understudy John Farmer was made first choice and McDonald was brought in as his back-up. [1] He made nine appearances for Stoke in two seasons and returned north of the border to Hibernian. He later went on to play for Berwick Rangers, Hawick Royal Albert, St Johnstone and Arbroath. [1]

McDonald later managed Gala Fairydean. [2] He was banned from the touchline for 18 months in April 1989 by the Scottish Football Association. [2] In December 2014 McDonald was appointed joint-manager at non-league Congleton Town. [3]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City [1] 1972–73 First Division 1000100020
1973–74 First Division4000102070
Total5000202090
Hibernian 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 150500000200
1976–77 Scottish Premier Division360306040490
1977–78 Scottish Premier Division360302060470
1978–79 Scottish Premier Division180007040290
1979–80 Scottish Premier Division4000100050
Total10901101601401500
Career Total11401101801601590

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 1 2 Paul, Ian (27 April 1989). "Robertson ready to fight ban but Souness suffers". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "NW Counties League: Former Stoke City goalkeeper appointed joint boss at Congleton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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