John MacPhail (born 7 December 1955) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John MacPhail[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1979 | Dundee | 68 | (0) |
| 1978–1983 | Sheffield United | 135 | (7) |
| 1983–1986 | York City | 142 | (24) |
| 1986–1987 | Bristol City | 26 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Sunderland | 130 | (22) |
| 1990–1994 | Hartlepool United | 163 | (4) |
| Total | 664 | (58) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Hartlepool United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Dundee, Scotland, MacPhail started out at St Columba BC [3] before moving to Dundee. From Dundee MacPhail journeyed south to Sheffield United. He stayed at United for five years, making 135 appearances and forming an effective partnership in central defence with Tony Kenworthy.
MacPhail moved on in 1983 and won the York City Clubman of the Year award two seasons running, winning the 1983–84 and 1984–85 awards.[4] MacPhail left York for Bristol City in July 1986. A year later he was re-united with former boss, Denis Smith at Sunderland.[5] He captained Sunderland to two promotions as they returned to First Division in 1990. His only top flight appearance was on the opening day of the 1990–91 season.[6] He left Sunderland for Hartlepool United, initially as a player. He was appointed player/manager of Hartlepool on 24 November 1993 and was sacked on 9 September 1994.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "John MacPhail". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Blether with Brown: St Columba BC team photo". Evening Telegraph. 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Former Clubman Of The Year Award Winners". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ Batters, Dave (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ^ John MacPhail's Sunderland career
- ^ John MacPhail at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
External links
edit- John MacPhail at Soccerbase
- John MacPhail for Sunderland 'Player of the day'
- John MacPhail profile at sporting-heroes.net
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