Malky Mackay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 6'1 | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9/8/2006 | |||
Malcolm Mackay (born February 19, 1972 in Bellshill) is a professional Scottish football player with Watford
Club Career
Mackay, who plys his trade as a Centre-back began his career in his native Scotland with Queen's Park, coming up through their youth ranks, before joining Scottish giants Celtic. After this spell in his homeland, Mackay made the move down to England, joining Norwich City after a successful loan spell. In his sixth season at Norwich he was promoted to the Premiership after winning Division One in the last season before it became known as the Championship
However Mackay's joy at promotion was short lived as he was released to West Ham United before getting a chance to play in the Premiership. During his only season at West Ham they won the play-offs, beating Preston only for Mackay to be sold again.
He was picked up on a free transfer by Aidy Boothroyd as part of his rebuilding of Watford and soon become one of the key figures in Boothroyd's odds-defying side. Mackay's experience was an invaluable asset to 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 2005-2006 season Mackay achieved the unique feat of being promoted to the Premiership for the third successive season, as Watford beat Leeds 3-0. Mackay has been assured by Boothroyd that he will play a part in Watford's Premiership campaign, citing his experience as an important asset to the team.
International Career
During his sixth and final season at Norwich, at the age of 32, Mackay earned his 3 caps for Scotland. His debut came in a 1-0 defeat to Denmark before playing in a 1-0 victory over Estonia and in a 4-1 drubbing of World Cup 2006 entrants Trinidad & Tobago