Dave Mackay

Dave Mackay

Mackay in 2006
Personal information
Full name	David Craig Mackay
Date of birth	(1934-11-14)14 November 1934
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	2 March 2015(2015-03-02) (aged 80)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left half, later sweeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1959	Heart of Midlothian	135	(25)
1959–1968	Tottenham Hotspur	318	(51)
1968–1971	Derby County	122	(5)
1971–1972	Swindon Town	26	(1)
Total		601	(82)
National team
1957–1965	Scotland	22	(4)
1957–1958	Scottish League XI	3	(0)
Teams managed
1971–1972	Swindon Town
1972–1973	Nottingham Forest
1973–1976	Derby County
1977–1978	Walsall
1978	Al-Arabi Kuwait
1983	Al-Shabab
1987	Al-Arabi Kuwait
1987–1989	Doncaster Rovers
1989–1991	Birmingham City
1991–1993	Zamalek
1994–1995	Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

David Craig Mackay (14 November 1934 – 2 March 2015) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the Double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961, and winning the league with Derby County as a manager. He also represented Scotland 22 times, and was selected for their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad.

Mackay died on 2 March 2015 in Nottingham, England at the age of 80.

Other websites

• Dave Mackay; Martin Knight (2004). The real Mackay : the Dave Mackay story. ISBN 1-84018-840-5.
• Dave Mackay Hearts Career Record Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Dave Mackay Scotland Record
• Dave Mackay Scotland Football League Record
• Dave Mackay Profile