Malky Mackay (footballer, born 1942)

Malky Mackay
MBE

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Dingwall Mackay[1]
Date of birth	(1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Saltcoats, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1962	Coltness United
1962–1976	Queen's Park	352	(126)
International career
1966–1971	Scotland Amateurs	20	(6)
1967	Great Britain	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Dingwall Mackay MBE (born 19 January 1942) is a Scottish former amateur footballer who made over 350 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] He later became president of the club and is a member of the club's committee.[3][4] Mackay represented Scotland at amateur level and made one friendly appearance for Great Britain.[5]

Personal life

Mackay is married with two sons and a daughter.[6] His oldest son, Malcolm Jr, also became a professional football player and manager.[6] As of February 2012, aged 70, Mackay was semi-retired and working for an insurance company in Glasgow.[6] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to football in Glasgow.[7][8]

References

1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – M". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
3. "Big Interview Malky Mackay Snr – Sunday Post". Sunday Post. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
4. "Committee – The Queen's Park Football Club". www.queensparkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
5. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
6. Tucker, Steve (25 February 2012). "The big interview: Malky Mackay Snr on how his son became Cardiff City's leader". walesonline. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
7. "2015 New Year Honours list". The London Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
8. "In full: New Year's honours list 2015 in Scotland". The Scotsman. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2020.