Jackie McNamara Sr.

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Jackie McNamara
Personal information
Full name John McNamara
Date of birth (1952-09-19) 19 September 1952 (age 70)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Central Defender
Youth career
0000–1973 Cumbernauld United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1976 Celtic 21 (1)
1976–1985 Hibernian 236 (2)
1985–1988 Greenock Morton 57 (2)
Total314(5)
International career
1980 Scottish Football League XI 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jackie" McNamara (born 19 September 1952 in Glasgow) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played for Cumbernauld United, Celtic, Hibernian and Greenock Morton. His son, Jackie McNamara, was also a professional footballer.

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Career

McNamara started his professional career with Celtic; he was transferred to Hibernian during 1976 in exchange for Hibs legend Pat Stanton. The transfer was "roundly condemned" by the Hibs fans at the time, [1] but McNamara proved a great servant for Hibs, particularly when he moved into defence after the sale of John Blackley. McNamara played in over 200 league games for Hibs, and was awarded a testimonial match against Newcastle United in August 1984. [2]

McNamara was assistant manager to Jim Duffy at Hibernian during the late 1990s. [3] McNamara left the club after Duffy was sacked in February 1998, with the team bottom of the Scottish Premier Division and heading for relegation. [3]

The last inter-league match with a Scottish League XI side, McNamara captained the team against the Irish League XI in 1980. [4]

Honours

Cumbernauld United

Greenock Morton

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