Malky Mackay
Malcolm George "Malky" Mackay (born 19 February 1972, in Bellshill) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Cardiff City. Mackay began his playing career in Scottish football, with Queen's Park and Celtic. He joined English side Norwich City in 1998. He also played in the Premier League with Norwich, West Ham and finally Watford. He retired as a player in 2008.
 Mackay as manager of Cardiff City in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm George Mackay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1972
(aged 53)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queen's Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Queen's Park | 70 | (6) |
| 1993–1998 | Celtic | 34 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Norwich City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Norwich City | 212 | (15) |
| 2004–2005 | West Ham United | 18 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | Watford | 52 | (3) |
| Total | 387 | (30) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | Watford (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Watford | ||
| 2011–2013 | Cardiff City | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2017–2018 | Scotland (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Ross County | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 11 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Watford (caretaker) | 4 November 2008 | 26 November 2008 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.0 | [2][3] |
| Watford | 15 June 2009 | 17 June 2011 | 99 | 33 | 25 | 41 | 33.3 | [4][5] |
| Cardiff City | 17 June 2011 | 27 December 2013 | 125 | 54 | 37 | 34 | 43.2 | [4][5] |
| Wigan Athletic | 19 November 2014 | 6 April 2015 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20.0 | [5] |
| Scotland (caretaker) | 13 October 2017 | 16 February 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | [6][7] |
| Ross County | 26 May 2021 | 15 November 2023 | 107 | 31 | 25 | 51 | 29.0 | [5] |
| Total | 362 | 125 | 92 | 145 | 34.5 | — | ||
Honours
Player
Celtic
Norwich City
Watford
Individual
Manager
Cardiff City
Ross County
- Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2022–23
Individual
- Football League Championship Manager of the Month: March 2011,[10] November 2011[11]
- League Managers Association Championship Manager of the Year: 2012–13[8]
Malky Mackay Media
Mackay (right) after Cardiff City were beaten in the 2012 League Cup Final
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ↑ Boothroyd needed break – Simpson. BBC Sport. 4 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7707938.stm. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Malky Mackay". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cardiff City appoint Watford's Malky Mackay as manager. BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13680791. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Managers: Malky Mackay". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Chris (13 October 2017). Scotland: Malky Mackay takes interim charge for Netherlands friendly. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41612064. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Scotland: Results/matches: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Malky Mackay sacked: A factfile of the former Cardiff City manager's career. 27 December 2013. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/malky-mackay-sacked-a-factfile-of-the-former-cardiff-city-managers-career-9027205.html. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Henry retains PFA crown. 25 April 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3628905.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Malky Mackay". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay wins manager of the month award. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16108325. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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