Mark McGhee

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Mark McGhee
Personal information
Full name Mark Edward McGhee[1]
Date of birth (1957-05-25) 25 May 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Greenock Morton 64 (37)
1977–1979 Newcastle United 28 (5)
1979–1984 Aberdeen 164 (61)
1984–1985 Hamburger SV 30 (7)
1985–1989 Celtic 87 (27)
1989–1991 Newcastle United 67 (24)
1991 IK Brage 3 (2)
1991–1993 Reading 45 (7)
Total 488 (170)
National team
1983–1984 Scotland 4 (2)
Teams managed
1991–1994 Reading
1994–1995 Leicester City
1995–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2000–2003 Millwall
2003–2006 Brighton & Hove Albion
2007–2009 Motherwell
2009–2010 Aberdeen
2012 Bristol Rovers
2013–2017 Scotland (assistant)
2015–2017 Motherwell
2017–2018 Barnet
2019 Eastbourne Borough (caretaker)
2021 Stockport County (assistant)
2022 Dundee
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mark Edward McGhee (born 25 May, 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and current manager of English club Bristol Rovers.

Playing career[change | change source]

McGhee played for many Scottish and English clubs, before he had to retire because of injury. He started his playing career at Greenock Morton before moving on to Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading and won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1982 as well as four caps and two goals for the Scotland national football team. His greatest career moment came in 1983 when he was in the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2-1 to lift the European Cup Winner's Cup.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[change | change source]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greenock Morton 1975–76 Scottish First Division 5 1 1 1 2 0 - - - - 8 2
1976–77 39 20 1 0 6 6 - - - - 46 26
1977–78 20 16 0 0 4 1 - - - - 24 17
Total 64 37 2 1 12 7 - - - - 78 45
Newcastle United 1977–78 First Division 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - 20 3
1978–79 Second Division 10 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - 12 2
Total 28 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 - - 32 5
Aberdeen 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 11 4
1979–80 21 7 1 0 7 4 0 0 - - 29 11
1980–81 36 13 2 1 5 3 4 1 - - 47 18
1981–82 31 8 6 3 9 4 6 1 - - 52 16
1982–83 32 16 5 1 7 4 11 6 - - 55 27
1983–84 33 13 6 2 6 3 10 6 - - 55 24
Total 164 61 20 7 34 18 31 14 - - 249 100
Hamburger SV 1984–85 Bundesliga 26 6 1 0 0 0 6 3 - - 33 9
1985–86 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - 5 1
Total 30 7 1 0 0 0 7 3 - - 38 10
Celtic 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division 18 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 - - 21 5
1986–87 16 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 - - 23 2
1987–88 24 6 4 1 3 1 1 0 - - 32 8
1988–89 29 16 5 2 0 0 3 1 - - 37 19
Total 87 27 15 4 4 1 7 2 - - 113 34
Newcastle United 1989–90 Second Division 46 19 4 5 3 1 - - 2 0 55 25
1990–91 21 5 2 1 2 0 - - - - 25 6
Total 67 24 6 6 5 1 - - 2 0 80 31
IK Brage 1991–92 Division 1 Norra 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 2
Total 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 2
Reading 1991–92 Third Division 32 5 1 0 2 0 - - - - 35 5
1992–93 Second Division 13 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - 13 2
Total 45 7 1 0 2 0 - - - - 48 7
Career total 488 170 48 18 58 27 45 19 2 0 641 234

Sources: [2][3][4][5]

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1983 3 1
1984 1 1
Total 4 2

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGhee goal

List of international goals scored by Mark McGhee
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 1983 Empire Stadium, Vancouver Canada 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 26 May 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow England 1–0 1–1 1983–84 British Home Championship

Managerial record[change | change source]

As of match played 15 May 2022[source?]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Reading 10 May 1991 14 December 1994 183 79 51 53 043.2
Leicester City 14 December 1994 7 December 1995 51 16 14 21 031.4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 December 1995 5 November 1998 159 65 39 55 040.9
Millwall 25 September 2000 15 October 2003 163 75 39 49 046.0
Brighton & Hove Albion 28 October 2003 8 September 2006 139 40 38 61 028.8
Motherwell 18 June 2007 12 June 2009 88 35 17 36 039.8
Aberdeen 12 June 2009 1 December 2010 62 17 13 32 027.4
Bristol Rovers 18 January 2012 15 December 2012 45 12 12 21 026.7
Motherwell 13 October 2015 28 February 2017 62 22 10 30 035.5
Barnet 13 November 2017 15 January 2018 11 3 0 8 027.3
Eastbourne Borough (Caretaker) 19 February 2019 7 May 2019 11 1 4 6 009.1
Dundee 17 February 2022 31 May 2022 14 1 5 8 007.14
Total 987 366 242 379 037.1

Honours[change | change source]

As a player[change | change source]

Greenock Morton
1977–78 (second tier)
Aberdeen
1979–80, 1983–84
1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
1982–83
1983
Celtic
1985–86, 1987–88
1987–88, 1988–89

As a manager[change | change source]

Reading

Millwall

Brighton & Hove Albion

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Mark McGhee". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ "Morton Player Mark McGhee Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ↑ Scott, Kenneth H. "Mark McGhee | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere..." www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Celtic Player Mark McGhee Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Mark McGhee | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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