Gus MacPherson

Angus 'Gus' Ian MacPherson (born 11 October 1968 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer. St Mirren parted with MacPherson on 11 May 2010. He is currently the manager of Queen of the South. He was educated at Lenzie Academy.[1]

Gus MacPherson
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Gus MacPherson as St. Mirren manager
Personal information
Full nameAngus Ian MacPherson
Date of birth (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1984–1989Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990Rangers0(0)
1989–1990Exeter City (loan)11(1)
1990–2001Kilmarnock354(15)
2001–2003Dunfermline Athletic39(0)
2003–2004St. Mirren9(0)
Total413(16)
Teams managed
2003–2010St Mirren
2011–2012Queen of the South
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

McPherson started his career as a youth player with Rangers, but was unable to break in to the first team, spending a period on loan to Exeter City. In 1991 he moved to Kilmarnock, where he went on to play over 350 games.

He played with Dunfermline Athletic for two season before moving to St Mirren as player–assistant manager in 2003.

MacPherson was then appointed as player–manager on 18 December 2003 after the resignation of John Coughlin.

He retired from playing at the end of the 2003-04 season.

References

  1. "East Dunbartonshire Council - News". Scotsman.com. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2012-04-08.