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Greig McDonald (born 12 May 1982 in Dunfermline)[3] is a Scottish football player and manager.

Greig McDonald
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-12) 12 May 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
East Fife (assistant manager).
Youth career
–2002 Dunfermline Athletic[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Brechin City[1] 2 (0)
2003–2009 East Fife[2] 159 (33)
2010–2014 Stirling Albion 11 (0)
2015–2016 Annan Athletic 9 (2)
Teams managed
2011–2014 Stirling Albion
2021- East Fife (Assistant Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

McDonald during his playing days is referred to as Toro or El Toro (Meaning he was an absolute bull in defence) and was liked for his nickname at his time at East Fife. McDonald also was largely part of the East Fife team that stormed league two in 2007–08 season by a country mile.

On 14 August 2015 McDonald sign for Annan Athletic [4]

McDonald was appointed caretaker manager of Stirling Albion after Jocky Scott left the club in December 2011.[5][6] He became the youngest manager of a senior league club in the UK when he was appointed Stirling Albion manager on a permanent basis on 22 January 2012.[7] McDonald missed a league victory against Rangers in October 2012 as he was getting married on the same day.[8] He led the Binos to promotion to Scottish League One via the play-offs the following season by beating his former club East Fife in the final of that playoffs that year, but left the club in October 2014 with them sitting bottom of League One.

On 8 December 2021, McDonald joins boyhood club East Fife as an assistant manager role at the club.[9]


Managerial statistics


As of 21 October 2014

Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Stirling Albion December 2011 October 2014 121 42 28 51 034.71

Honours


East Fife
Stirling Albion

References


  1. "BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 - 2010/11". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. "EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2010/11". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. "Greig McDonald Interview". www.aftn.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. "Greig McDonald | Football Stats | No Club | Age 39 | 2000–2017 | Soccer Base".
  5. "Stirling Albion part with Jocky Scott". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  6. "Stirling Albion eye Greig McDonald for permanent manager role at Forthbank". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  7. "Stirling Albion announce Greig McDonald as permanent boss". STV. STV Group. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  8. "Stirling Albion 1-0 Rangers". BBC Sport.
  9. Stirling Albion: Greig McDonald leaves manager's post, BBC Sport






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