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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Birrell Mackay | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 1998 (aged 54) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | |||
| 1964–1965 | Airdrie | 5 | (1) |
| 1965–1972 | Melbourne Croatia | ||
| 1973–1974 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs | 22 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
| 1977 | South Melbourne | 1 | (0) |
| 1979 | Shepparton United | ||
| 1981 | Morwell Falcons | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1970–1975 | Australia | 52 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2007 | |||
James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943 – 11 December 1998[1]) was an Australian soccer player.
He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.
In late 1973, he scored the decisive goal against South Korea which sent Australia to its first-ever World Cup.[2] Socceroos defender Doug Utjesenovic described the goal emphatically, "that was one of the freakiest goals. You could try a million times to score the exact goal (and never do it). There was a free kick, the ball was knocked back and he ran onto the ball. It was a real thunderbolt."[3]
Mackay died of a heart attack in 1998.[4][5]
Honours
[edit]Melbourne Croatia
- Victorian Premier League: 1968[6]
- Victorian Ampol Cup: 1968,[7] 1971,[8] 1972[9]
South Melbourne Hellas
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "1974 - Group A - West Germany v Australia match report". 18 June 1974. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ↑ "Australia's 10 best moments". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ↑ "Vale Jimmy Mackay". 18 December 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ↑ "World Cup lessons from the class of '74". The Age. Melbourne. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ↑ Warren, Johnny (14 December 1998). "Jimmy Mackay, World Cup hero". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 26. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ "1968 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "1968 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "1971 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "1972 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "1976 Victorian Men's State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Jimmy Mackay". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "FFA name Teams of the Decades". My Footb-ALL. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Honourable Mentions: Team of the Century Vote". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Jimmy Mackay at National-Football-Teams.com
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