John "Jackie" McNamara (born 19 September 1952 in

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) is a Scottish retired professional

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who played for

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, Hibernian and

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

. His son,

Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara (born 24 October 1973) is a Scottish professional football agent, and former player, manager and executive. He won 33 international caps playing for Scotland, and filled a variety of defensive roles in his career. McNamara beg ...

, was also a professional footballer.

Career

McNamara started his professional career with

; he was transferred to Hibernian during 1976 in exchange for Hibs legend

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. The transfer was "roundly condemned" by the Hibs fans at the time, but McNamara proved a great servant for Hibs, particularly when he moved into defence after the sale of

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. McNamara played in over 200 league games for Hibs, and was awarded a

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against

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in August 1984. McNamara was assistant manager to Jim Duffy at Hibernian during the late 1990s. McNamara left the club after Duffy was sacked in February 1998, with the team bottom of the

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and heading for relegation. The last inter-league match with a

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side, McNamara captained the team against the

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in 1980.

Honours

Cumbernauld United * Central Junior League: 1970–71 Greenock Morton *

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: 1986–87

References

* * 1952 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers Association football central defenders Cumbernauld United F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Greenock Morton F.C. non-playing staff Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1950s-stub