Malcolm James Mackenzie (born 1 May 1950) is a Scottish former
footballer who played eight games in the
Football League
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for
Port Vale as a teenager.
Career
He joined
Port Vale as an amateur in November 1965. He made his debut at
Vale Park against
Newport County on 12 April 1966 at the age of 15 years 347 days, becoming the
youngest ever first team player for the club.
He played one further
Fourth Division
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game under
Jackie Mudie
John Knight Mudie (10 April 1930 – 2 March 1992) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward. He won seventeen caps for his country, helping the Scotland national team to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Startin ...
in
1965–66.
He signed professional forms under
Stanley Matthews in May 1967, and scored his first and only senior goal on 30 September, in a 4–2 home win over
Workington.
The 17-year-old finished the
1967–68 campaign with six appearances and one goal to his name.
Despite this bright start to his career, Mackenzie was released in May 1968.
Career statistics
Source:
References
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1950 births
Living people
Footballers from Edinburgh
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Port Vale F.C. players
English Football League players