Malky Mackay
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retried from playing
{{Football player infobox
| playername = Malky Mackay
| image =
| fullname = Malcolm George Mackay
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| nickname =
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1972|2|19}}
| cityofbirth = [[Bellshill]]
| countryofbirth = [[Scotland]]
| currentclub = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| clubnumber =
| position = Centre Back
| youthyears =
| youthclubs =
| years = 1991–1993<br />1993–1998<br />1998<br>1998–2004<br />2004–2005<br />2005–2008
| clubs = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]<br />[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]<br />→ [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan)<br>[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]<br />[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]<br />[[Watford F.C|Watford]]
| caps(goals) = {{0}}70 {{0}}(6)<br />{{0}}34 {{0}}(4)<br />{{0}}{{0}}1 {{0}}(0)<br>212 (15)<br />{{0}}18 {{0}}(2)<br />{{0}}52 {{0}}(3)
| nationalyears = 2004
| nationalteam = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}3 {{0}}(0)
| pcupdate = 23 July 2007
| ntupdate = 19/10/2006
}}
'''Malcolm George Mackay''' (born [[19 February]], [[1972]] in [[Bellshill]]) is a former professional [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (football)|centre-back]]. He is currently employed by [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] where he is the reserve team coach.
==Club career==
===Early career===
Mackay began his career in his native [[Scotland]], coming through the youth ranks of [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]], before joining Scottish giants [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the summer of [[1993]]. He made only 46 appearances in 5 years the club, and in September [[1998]] he moved to England, joining [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] for a fee of £350,000 after a one-game loan spell.
===Norwich City===
At the end of the [[2001-02 in English football|2001-02]] season Norwich fans voted Mackay in second place behind [[Gary Holt]] in the voting for [[Norwich City player of the year]]. In the [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04]] season, his sixth at Norwich, the club was promoted to the [[FA Premiership|Premiership]] after winning [[Football League Division One|Division One]]. He was later released after Norwich had been promoted to the Premiership.
===West Ham===
After being released, Mackay signed for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] before getting a chance to play in the [[FA Premiership|Premiership]]. He played 18 league games for the Hammers, although none after March, as West Ham reached the play-offs, beating [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in the final to reach the Premiership. Again, Mackay was released before playing a top flight game.
===Watford===
Mackay was picked up on a free transfer by [[Aidy Boothroyd]] as part of his rebuilding of [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and soon become one of the key figures in Boothroyd's odds-defying side. Mackay's experience was an invaluable asset to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and alongside [[Clarke Carlisle]] and [[Jay Demerit]], Mackay was involved in some fantastic defensive displays as well as scoring some vital goals. At the end of the [[2005-06 in English football|2005-2006 season]] Mackay achieved the feat of being promoted to the [[FA Premiership|Premiership]] for the third successive season, as [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] beat [[Leeds United]] 3-0 in the play-off final.
After having been released following his two previous promotion campaigns, Mackay was assured by Boothroyd that he would play a part in Watford's Premiership campaign, citing his experience as an important asset to the team. Although he was not a first-team regular, Mackay made 14 Premiership appearances in [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07]]. In January 2007, Mackay took his first step into coaching by being promoted to first team coach, following the departure of [[Dave Hockaday]].
In the [[2007-08 in English football|2007-08]] season Mackay's only first team appearance came during an FA Cup tie against [[Wolves F.C.|Wolves]] in January 2008. He retired from playing at the end of the season becoming Watford's [[reserve team]] manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/WhosWho/0,,10400~1336094,00.html |title=Football Staff 2008/09 |accessdate=2008-07-16 |publisher=Watford FC}}</ref>
==International career==
During his sixth and final season at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]], at the age of 32, Mackay earned three caps for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. His debut came in a 1-0 defeat to [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] before playing in a 1-0 victory over [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] and a 4-1 win against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~8746,00.html Malky Mackay profile] at watfordfc.co.uk
*[http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~8746,00.html.html Malky Mackay profile] at canaries.co.uk
*{{soccerbase|id=9397|name=Malky Mackay}}
*[http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/mackay.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]
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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Queen's Park F.C. players]]
[[Category:Celtic F.C. players]]
[[Category:Norwich City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Watford F.C. players]]
[[Category:West Ham United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish footballers]]
[[Category:Scotland international footballers]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:People from Bellshill]]
[[Category:People from Glasgow]]
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