Jimmy Mackay

Jimmy Mackay

Personal information
Full name	James Birrell Mackay
Date of birth	19 December 1943(1943-12-19)
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death	11 December 1998(1998-12-11) (aged 54)
Playing position	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. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 July 2007

James Birrell "Jimmy" Mackay (born in Scotland, 19 December 1943 – died 11 December 1998) is a former football (soccer) 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. 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."

Mackay died of a heart attack in 1998.

References

• Jimmy Mackay at National-Football-Teams.com