Malcolm Dingwall Mackay (born 19 January 1942) is a Scottish former amateur

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who made over 350 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He later became president of the club and is a member of the club's committee. Mackay represented Scotland at

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level and made one

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appearance for

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Personal life

Mackay is married with two sons and a daughter. His oldest son, Malcolm Jr, also became a professional football player and manager. As of February 2012, aged 70, Mackay was semi-retired and working for an insurance company in

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. He was appointed a

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(MBE) in the

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for services to football in Glasgow.

References

Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards Queen's Park F.C. players Living people 1942 births People from Saltcoats Queen's Park F.C. non-playing staff Newmains United Community F.C. players Scotland men's amateur international footballers Members of the Order of the British Empire {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub