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John Miller "Ian" McColl (7 June 1927 – 25 October 2008)[5] was a Scottish football player and manager. McColl played as a defender for Queen's Park and Rangers, while he also represented both the Scotland national team and the Scottish League. After retiring as a player, he managed the Scotland national team and English club Sunderland.

Ian McColl

Personal information
Full name	John Miller McColl[1]
Date of birth	(1927-06-07)7 June 1927[2]
Place of birth	Alexandria, Scotland
Date of death	25 October 2008(2008-10-25) (aged 81)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Vale of Leven
1943–1945	Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1960	Rangers	362	(12)
National team
1950–1958	Scotland	14	(0)
1952–1958	Scottish League XI	7	(3)
1958[4]	SFL trial v SFA	1	(0)
Teams managed
1960–1965	Scotland
1965–1968	Sunderland
1967	→ Vancouver Royal Canadians (USA)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire,[2] the grandson of Scotland international William McColl, McColl developed his footballing skills with Vale of Leven (Juniors), and joined Queen's Park in 1943[6] when he moved to Glasgow to study engineering at the University of Glasgow.[7] He continued his studies after turning professional and later worked as a qualified engineer.[3]

Playing career

Rangers manager Bill Struth signed McColl in 1945.[8] During his 15-year spell at Ibrox, he won six League championships, five Scottish Cups and two League Cups.[8] He captained the club during the 1950s and was part of what was known as the Iron Curtain defence, alongside the likes of Sammy Cox, Willie Woodburn and George Young.[8]

His final appearance for Rangers was in the 1960 Scottish Cup Final, a 2–0 win against Kilmarnock. He made a total of 575 appearances for the Glasgow club in all competitions.[9] He also won 14 caps for Scotland and represented the Scottish League XI.[10]

Managerial career

After his playing career, he quickly went into management. He was appointed manager of Scotland in 1960 and enjoyed a winning start, beating Northern Ireland 5–2 at Hampden Park. Under McColl's managership, Scotland won British Home Championships in 1962 and 1963.[8] The team beat England 2–0 at Hampden and 2–1 at Wembley in the process. Other notable results under his tenure include a 6–2 win against Spain in Madrid, a 6–1 win over Northern Ireland in Belfast and a 6–1 win over Norway in Glasgow. He was in charge of Scotland for a total of 27 matches, winning 16 of them.[8] This gave him a winning percentage of 59.3%, the second best of any Scotland manager.[11]

McColl was appointed manager of Sunderland in 1965. Despite signing Jim Baxter,[8] McColl was unable to make Sunderland into a successful side.[11] He was sacked by Sunderland in 1968 and spent the rest of his working life as a civil engineer.[11]

Honours

Player

Rangers

• Scottish league champions (7): 1946–47; 1948–49; 1949–50; 1952–53; 1955–56; 1956–57; 1958–59
• Scottish Cup winners (4): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60
• Scottish League Cup winners: 1946–47, 1948–49

Manager

Scotland

• British Home Championship winners: 1962; 1963

Career statistics

International appearances

Scotland national team[12]
Year	Apps	Goals
1950	4	0
1951	1	0
1956	3	0
1957	5	0
1958	1	0
Total	14	0

Managerial record

As of 28 March 2015^[update]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Scotland		1960	1965	28	17	3	8	060.71
Sunderland		1965	1968	124	39	27	58	031.45

References

External links

• Ian McColl at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame^{[permanent dead link]}
• Telegraph Obituary
• Times Obituary

На других языках

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[de] Ian McColl

John Miller „Ian“ McColl (* 7. Juni 1927 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire; † 25. Oktober 2008) war ein schottischer Fußballspieler und Fußballtrainer. Er war Nationalspieler und später Trainer der schottischen Fußballnationalmannschaft.

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- [en] Ian McColl

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[fr] Ian McColl

John Miller McColl dit Ian McColl, né le 7 juin 1927 à Alexandria et mort le 25 octobre 2008, est un joueur de football international écossais. Il fait partie du Rangers FC Hall of Fame.

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[it] Ian McColl

John McColl, noto come Ian McColl (Alexandria, 7 giugno 1927 – 25 ottobre 2008), è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore scozzese, di ruolo difensore.

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