Greig McDonald

Greig McDonald
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-12) 12 May 1982
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Playing position Defender
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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, but left the club in October 2014 with them sitting bottom of League One.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of 21 October 2014

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

Honours

Stirling Albion

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=23793
  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 1 Rangers 0: Allison provides perfect wedding gift to absent Albion boss". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  9. ↑ Stirling Albion: Greig McDonald leaves manager's post, BBC Sport
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