| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Birrell Mackay | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 1998 (aged 54) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1970–1975 | Australia | 52 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 July 2007 | |||
James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943, Scotland – 11 December 1998[1]) was a Scottish-born Australian association football 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]
References
- ^ "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.
- Jimmy Mackay at National-Football-Teams.com