Ian McPhee (born 31 January 1961 in

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) is a Scottish former professional

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who spent most of his career with

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Career

McPhee was with

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as a youth but failed to make a senior appearance and moved to

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, where he spent nine years. McPhee moved to

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

in his mid-twenties but managed only a dozen league appearances during his time at

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and dropped down a division to join

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partway through the 1988–89 season. McPhee featured in over eighty league matches for ''the Diamonds'' before rejoining Forfar in 1991. McPhee became player/manager in 1996, taking over from Tommy Campbell. During his four-year managerial spell, McPhee achieved promotion in the remainder of his first season and kept them in the

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the following season. The club were relegated in the 1998–99 season but McPhee won promotion at the first time of asking. In November 2000, with the club lying bottom, McPhee ended his long association with ''the Loons'' by "mutual consent".

Honours

Manager

;Forfar Athletic *

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promotion : 1996–97 *

Forfarshire Cup The Forfarshire Cup is a football competition in Scotland competed for by teams in the Forfarshire Football Association from Angus, Dundee and Perth. The name of the competition is often baffling to some, as "Forfarshire" is an archaic and anglic ...

: 1997–98

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* 1961 births Footballers from Perth, Scotland Living people Scottish footballers Celtic F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Forfar Athletic F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Men's association football midfielders {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub