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.
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Full name | James Birrell Mackay | ||
Date of birth | (1943-12-19)19 December 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 December 1998(1998-12-11) (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2007 |
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]
Australia squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup | ||
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