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Mark McGhee 
Personal information Full name Mark Edward McGhee Date of birth 25 May 1957 Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1975–1977 Greenock Morton 64 (37) 1977–1978 Newcastle United 28 (5) 1978–1984 Aberdeen 164 (63) 1984–1985 Hamburg 30 (7) 1985–1989 Celtic 88 (27) 1989–1991 Newcastle United 67 (24) 1991 IK Brage 3 (2) 1991–1993 Reading 45 (7) Total 489 (172) National team 1983–1984 Scotland 4 (2) Teams managed 1991–1994 Reading 1994–1995 Leicester City 1995–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000–2003 Millwall 2003–2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 2007–2009 Motherwell 2009–2010 Aberdeen * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Edward McGhee (born 25 May 1957 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading. McGhee was part of the Aberdeen side which won the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1983 UEFA Super Cup, as well as three Scottish Premier Division titles. McGhee has since managed several clubs in both England and Scotland.
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Playing career
McGhee played for a host of Scottish and English clubs, before he had to abruptly retire because of injury. He started his playing career at Greenock Morton before moving on to Newcastle United – where he scored 36 goals in 99 appearances, including a fantastic last minute winner against Bradford, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading and won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1982 as well as four caps and two goals for the Scotland national football team. He also played for Queen of the South as a guest player against Manchester United in a benefit game following the Lockerbie air disaster.
His greatest career moment came in 1983 when he was in the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2–1 to lift the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup in Gothenburg. He also scored as Aberdeen won the 1983 UEFA Super Cup.
Management career
Early years
McGhee's management career began as player-manager at third tier Reading in 1991, succeeding Ian Porterfield, after being recommended for the post by his ex-manager Alex Ferguson. He officially retired as a player in 1993 and won the Division Two title with the Royals the following season and quickly adapted to the second flight during the next campaign, taking the team as high as second place by December 1994.
This spotlighted him as an up-and-coming young manager and he was offered the chance to move to Premier League Leicester City. His move in December 1994 came despite having agreed a long term contract to remain at Reading. However, he joined with the Foxes adrift in the relegation zone and was unable to keep them up, finishing second bottom.
He remained at Filbert Street post-relegation and set about launching a promotion campaign but did not see the season out after being approached by Wolverhampton Wanderers. He left to take control at Wolves in December 1995, less than 12 months after arriving at Leicester. This was the second successive time he had walked out on his post, creating a media image of him as being disloyal and ruthlessly ambitious.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
McGhee moved to Wolves on 13 December 1995, taking his assistant Colin Lee along with him, following the sacking of Graham Taylor. The club's hopes of promotion lay in tatters at the time after just 5 wins from their previous 21 games, and his first game saw another loss, as they went down 0–1 to Port Vale at Molineux.
He quickly added midfielders Simon Osborn and Steve Corica and tried to implement a more passing game than the direct tactics of his predecessor. The team enjoyed a strong start to 1996, and had lifted themselves to the verge of the play-offs by March. However, their early season form returned in the final months and they failed to win any of their final 8 fixtures, ending in 20th, just 3 points clear of relegation, marking their lowest finish since returning to the division in 1989.
McGhee was given further funds to invest in the summer and brought in Iwan Roberts and Dougie Freedman to boost the attack. The 1996/97 season duly saw them launch a promotion campaign, with ambitions of an automatic spot. However, a poor string of results in the final 10 games, allowed surprise package Barnsley to snatch second place behind runaway champions Bolton Wanderers, condemning Wolves to the play-offs. McGhee saw his team concede two late goals in a 3–1 defeat at Crystal Palace in their semi final tie, which ultimately cost them the chance of reaching the Premier League, despite a 2–1 victory in the return leg.
His failure to reach the top flight prompted a tirade from Wolves owner Sir Jack Hayward, who moaned that he would no longer be "the golden tit", supplying the club with endless finance. He cut McGhee's spending power and both Freedman and Roberts, McGhee's previous big money buys, were quickly sold off. Hayward also fired his son Jonathan as chairman, who had been instrumental in bringing McGhee to the club, thus undermining his job security.
The 1997/98 season saw the club largely outside the play-off places, ending in 9th. McGhee's high point of the campaign was their FA Cup run which saw them make the semi finals for the first time since 1981, and marked his best Cup run as a manager. However, his Wembley dream was dashed by Arsenal (double winners that season) as they edged past the Midlanders 1–0 at Villa Park.
The following season started well for McGhee as he won his opening four games, but the following twelve brought just two victories. This prompted Wolves to fire him on 5 November 1998. His assistant Colin Lee took over the reins on a temporary basis, later made permanent.
He managed a total of 156 competitive games for Wolves; 64 of them were won, 38 drawn and 54 lost.[1]
Millwall
On 6 July 2000 McGhee joined Coventry City, who were at the time managed by Gordon Strachan, as a scout.[2] After only two months he was appointed manager at third flight Millwall in September 2000, replacing the duo of Keith Stevens and Alan McLeary. McGhee swiftly won the Division Two title in his first season and led the club to the Division One play-offs in the following campaign. Here, he suffered more play-off agony as the club lost to a last minute Birmingham City goal to deny them a place in the final.
The 2002–03 season saw McGhee take the club to 9th, falling eight points short of another play-off finish. The next season saw things take a downward turn as his relationship with chairman Theo Paphitis strained and players began to be sold. McGhee left The New Den on 15 October 2003, following a 0–1 home defeat to Preston North End.[3]
Brighton
McGhee was appointed manager of Brighton on 28 October 2003, just 13 days after leaving Millwall . Here, he inherited the team left by Steve Coppell who moved to one of McGhee's former clubs, The club had been relegated to League One the previous season, but McGhee managed to regain promotion to the Championship in his first season as they won the play-offs, after beating Bristol City 1–0 in the final. He managed to keep the club in the Championship the following season in 2004/05, finishing 20th, their highest league position in 14 years.
However, he led the club to relegation the following season, when they were finally mathematically condemned at home by Sheffield Wednesday. McGhee was sacked as Brighton manager on 8 September 2006 after nearly three years with the club, following three consecutive defeats in the 2006–07 season.[4]
Motherwell
In 2006, he was linked with the vacant managerial post at Irish club Bohemians[5] and in February 2007 was reported to have applied for the manager's position at Swansea City.[6]
However, on 18 June 2007, he was appointed new manager of Motherwell and to be assisted by Scott Leitch.[7]
McGhee transformed Motherwell from a team that just avoided relegation to finishing 3rd in his first season in charge, which meant that Motherwell qualified for the UEFA Cup. This was the first time in 13 years that Motherwell had qualified for European competition. Pundits believe this is due to the fluent, attacking style of football that McGhee had introduced.
His sensitive handling of the death of club captain Phil O'Donnell, who collapsed on the pitch during a game with Dundee United and never regained consciousness, enhanced his profile within the club, Lanarkshire and Scotland.
Scotland approach
Gordon Strachan, a longtime friend and former teammate of McGhee, recommended him for the then-vacant Scotland manager's position in November 2007 due his success in previous managerial positions. However, despite making the shortlist of candidates, he eventually missed out on the post to George Burley.
Hearts approach
On 23 May 2008, Hearts made an official approach to Motherwell asking them permission to speak to McGhee about making him their new manager, which Motherwell refused.[8] It was reported that McGhee wanted a meeting with Vladimir Romanov to seek reassurances about team selection and squad control at Hearts before moving. McGhee was expected to move,[9] but on 26 May, Motherwell put a statement on their official site stating that McGhee would stay with them.[10]
Aberdeen
On 12 June 2009, McGhee was confirmed as the new manager of Aberdeen.[11] His first competitive match in charge resulted in a 5–1 home defeat by Czech team Sigma Olomouc in the UEFA Europa League.[12] Aberdeen lost the return leg 3–0, resulting in an 8–1 aggregate defeat,[13] which is Aberdeen's heaviest defeat in UEFA competition.[14] After another poor result against First Division side Raith Rovers in February, McGhee claimed he was spat at by members of the Aberdeen support.[15]
On 6 November 2010, Aberdeen fell to a humiliating 9–0 defeat at the hands of Celtic, which set a new club record defeat.[14] McGhee failed to apologise for the performance, much to the ire of the fans.[16] McGhee had previously stated to the press "Go and look me up on Wikipedia. I've got a track record".[17] It was announced days later that McGhee had been given a vote of confidence to continue as manager. After further poor results, however, McGhee was sacked on 1 December.[18] The club were second bottom of the SPL and only avoided last place on goal difference.[19] His tenure ended with McGhee being statistically the second least successful Aberdeen manager, only ahead of Alex Miller, with just 17 wins from 62 matches (27.42%).[14][20]
Managerial stats
- As of match played 1 December 2010
Team Nat From To Record P W D L Win % Reading 
10 May 1991 14 December 1994 183 79 51 53 43.17 Leicester City 14 December 1994 7 December 1995 51 16 14 21 31.37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 December 1995 5 November 1998 159 65 39 55 40.88 Millwall 25 September 2000 15 October 2003 163 75 39 49 46.01 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 October 2003 8 September 2006 139 40 38 61 28.78 Motherwell 
18 June 2007 12 June 2009 88 35 17 36 39.77 Aberdeen 12 June 2009 1 December 2010 62 17 13 32 27.42 Total 845 327 211 307 38.70 Honours
As a Manager
Promotions
- 1993–94: Division Two Champion (promotion to Division One) – Reading
- 2000–01: Division Two Champion (promotion to Division One) – Millwall
- 2003–04: Division Two Playoff Winner (promotion to Division One) – Brighton
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "McGhee joins Sky Blues" BBC Sport website (6 July 2000)
- ^ "McGhee leaves Millwall" BBC Sport website (15 October 2003)
- ^ "Brighton boss McGhee leaves club" BBC Sport website (8 September 2006)
- ^ Dead keen McGhee opens job talks with Bohs, Irish Sun, 27 September 2006
- ^ Hollins and McGhee in Swans race, BBC Sport, 16 February 2007
- ^ "McGhee named new Motherwell boss". BBC Sport. 2007-06-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6761427.stm.
- ^ Well reject Hearts bid for McGhee, BBC Sport, 23 May 2008
- ^ MCGHEE QUITS FIR PARK TO JOIN HEARTS Daily Express, 23 May 2008
- ^ Mark McGhee agrees to stay Motherwell F.C. official site, 26 May 2008
- ^ "Dons will welcome returning hero" BBC Sport website (12 June 2009)
- ^ "Aberdeen 1–5 Sigma Olomouc" BBC Sport website (30 July 2009)
- ^ "Sigma Olomouc 3–0 Aberdeen (8–1)" BBC Sport website (6 August 2009)
- ^ a b c "McGhee's tale of Pittodrie woe". BBC News. 1 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9248900.stm.
- ^ "McGhee spat at after Dons defeat". BBC News. 16 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8519190.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Celtic 9-0 Aberdeen". BBC News. 6 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9161840.stm.
- ^ "Mark McGhee urges Dons to build on win over Hibernian" BBC Sport website (23 October 2010)
- ^ "McGhee sacked as boss of Aberdeen". BBC News. 1 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9248781.stm.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (2010-12-01). "Aberdeen sack Mark McGhee and his managerial team". Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/dec/01/mark-mcghee-sacked-aberdeen. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ Grant, George (2 December 2010). "Mark McGhee out: Billy Stark leads the race to take over as Aberdeen chiefs axe club legend". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1334799/Aberdeen-search-new-boss-Mark-McGhee-leaves-club.html.
External links
- Mark McGhee's WTFC.net manager profile
- Mark McGhee management career stats at Soccerbase
- McGhee has point to prove, stv interview, 18 June 2007
- Leitch glad to be back at Well, stv interview 18 June 2007
Awards Scottish League top division top scorers to 1998 1891: Bell • 1892: Bell • 1893: Campbell / McMahon • 1894: McMahon • 1895: Miller • 1896: Martin • 1897: Taylor • 1898: Hamilton • 1899: Hamilton • 1900: Hamilton / Michael • 1901: Hamilton • 1902: Maxwell • 1903: D. Reid • 1904: Hamilton • 1905: Hamilton / Quinn • 1906: Quinn • 1907: Quinn • 1908: Simpson • 1909: Hunter • 1910: Quinn • 1911: W. Reid • 1912: W. Reid • 1913: J. Reid • 1914: J. Reid • 1915: Gracie / Richardson • 1916: McColl • 1917: Yarnall • 1918: Ferguson • 1919: McLean • 1920: Ferguson • 1921: Ferguson • 1922: Walker • 1923: White • 1924: Halliday • 1925: Devlin • 1926: Devlin • 1927: McGrory • 1928: McGrory • 1929: Morrison • 1930: Yorston • 1931: Battles • 1932: MacFadyen • 1933: MacFadyen • 1934: Smith • 1935: Smith • 1936: McGrory • 1937: Wilson • 1938: Black • 1939: Venters • 1947: Mitchell • 1948: Aikman • 1949: Stott • 1950: Bauld • 1951: Reilly • 1952: Reilly • 1953: Fleming / Reilly • 1954: Wardhaugh • 1955: Bauld • 1956: Wardhaugh • 1957: Baird • 1958: Bauld / Murray • 1959: Baker • 1960: Baker • 1961: Harley • 1962: Gilzean • 1963: Millar • 1964: Gilzean • 1965: Forrest • 1966: Ferguson / McBride • 1967: Chalmers • 1968: Lennox • 1969: Cameron • 1970: Stein • 1971: Hood • 1972: Harper • 1973: Gordon • 1974: Deans • 1975: Gray / Pettigrew • 1976: Dalglish • 1977: Pettigrew • 1978: Johnstone • 1979: Ritchie • 1980: Somner • 1981: McGarvey • 1982: McCluskey • 1983: Nicholas • 1984: McClair • 1985: McDougall • 1986: McCoist • 1987: McClair • 1988: Coyne • 1989: McGhee / Nicholas • 1990: Robertson • 1991: Coyne • 1992: McCoist • 1993: McCoist • 1994: Hateley • 1995: Coyne • 1996: Van Hooijdonk • 1997: Cadete • 1998: NegriSPFA Players' Player of the Year 1978: Johnstone | 1979: Hegarty | 1980: Provan | 1981: McGhee | 1982: Clark | 1983: Nicholas | 1984: Miller | 1985: Duffy | 1986: Gough | 1987: McClair | 1988: McStay | 1989: Snelders | 1990: Bett | 1991: Elliott | 1992: McCoist | 1993: Goram | 1994: Hateley | 1995: Laudrup | 1996: Gascoigne | 1997: Di Canio | 1998: McNamara | 1999: Larsson | 2000: Viduka | 2001: Larsson | 2002: Amoruso | 2003: Ferguson | 2004: Sutton | 2005: Hartson / Ricksen | 2006: Maloney | 2007: Nakamura | 2008: McGeady | 2009: Brown | 2010: Davis | 2011: Izaguirre1961: Hamrin | 1962: Göröcs | 1963: Asparuhov & Greaves | 1964: Mascarenhas | 1965: Kerkhoffs & Mašek & Mráz | 1966: Emmerich | 1967: Claessen | 1968: Seeler | 1969: Rühl | 1970: Lubański | 1971: Lubański | 1972: Osgood | 1973: Chiarugi | 1974: Heynckes | 1975: van der Kuijlen | 1976: Rensenbrink | 1977: Milanov | 1978: Gritter & Keller & Van der Elst | 1979: Altobelli | 1980: Kempes | 1981: Cross | 1982: Shengelia & Voordeckers | 1983: Santillana | 1984: Hrachov & McGhee & Morozov | 1985: Gazzaev & Gray & Panenka | 1986: Belanov & Blokhin & Lippmann & Zavarov | 1987: Bosman | 1988: Cascavel | 1989: Stoichkov | 1990: Vialli | 1991: Baggio | 1992: Lipcsei | 1993: Czerniatynski | 1994: Andonov & Jess & Kirsten & Mizrahi | 1995: Wright | 1996: Samec | 1997: Fowler | 1998: Luiso | 1999: MizrahiManagerial positions Reading F.C. – managers (c) = caretaker managerSefton (1897–1901) · Sharp (1901–02) · Matthews (1902–20) · Marshall (1920) · Jack Smith (1920–22) · The Board (1922–23) · Chadwick (1923–25) · Bray (1925–26) · Wylie (1926–31) · Joe Smith (1931–35) · Butler (1935–39) · Cochrane (1939) · Edelston (1939–47) · Drake (1947–52) · Jack Smith (1952–55) · May & Carter (1955c) · Johnston (1955–63) · Bentley (1963–69) · Henderson (1969c) · Mansell (1969–72) · Wallbanks (1972c) · Hurley (1972–77) · Evans (1977–84) · Branfoot (1984–89) · Chatterley (1989c) · Porterfield (1989–91) · Niedzwiecki (1991c) · Haselden (1991c) · McGhee (1991–94) · Gooding & Quinn (1995–97) · Bullivant (1997–98) · Burns (1998–99) · Pardew (1999–03) · Dillon (2003c) · Coppell (2003–09) · Rodgers (2009) · McDermott (2009–)
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