Dave Mackay

Dundee

Mackay started his senior career at Dundee, where he first gained on loan to Brechin City in the 2000–01 season. Mackay made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Hamilton Academical on 3 February 2001. Having become a first team regular at Brechin City, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win against Montrose on 16 April 2001. Mackay went on to make sixteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions at Brechin City. At the start of the 2001–02 season, Mackay was loaned out to Arbroath. He went on to make five appearances before returning to his parent club. Reflecting on his loan experiences, Mackay said the move benefited him, stating: "I just wanted to get away and play games". After gaining loan experience, Mackay returned to Dundee to get a first team recall and made his debut for the Dens, coming on as the 8th-minute substitute for Alessandro Romano, in a 1–0 win against Kilmarnock on 23 September 2001. He then scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Hearts on 23 November 2001. Since returning, Mackay's first-team opportunities increased at Dundee, playing in the right–back position. At the end of the 2001–02 season, Mackay went on to make eighteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions. In the 2002–03 season, Mackay's playing time increased, as he began rotating in playing either left–back position or right–back position, as well as injuries to other players. On 1 March 2003,…

Stirling Albion

After a spell coaching St. Johnstone U20s, Mackay was appointed manager of Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion in November 2016. He made his first signing for the club when Calvin Colquhoun and Dylan Bikey joined the Binos on 25 November 2016. His first match in charge as a Stirling Albion's manager came on 12 November 2016, in a 3–2 win against Elgin City. After the club started out with a worst defensive record, the January transfer window saw Mackay made several signings, including signing his former teammates, Frazer Wright and Liam Caddis. He led Stirling Albion go on an eight match unbeaten streak between 11 February 2017 and 25 March 2017, which helped the club ease relegation fears. As a result, Mackay was named Scottish League Two's manager of the month for March for the first time. He led the club to a sixth-place finish at the end of the 2016–17 season. The start of the 2017–18 season saw Mackay won Scottish League Two's manager of the month for August, having helped Stirling Albion received 12 points in the first four league matches. His five league match unbeaten streak between 31 January 2018 and 24 February 2018 led to him receiving Scottish League Two's manager of the month for February again. He led Stirling Albion earn a place in the Scottish League One play–offs. However, the club went on lose 4–0 on aggregate against Peterhead. Despite this, Mackay signed a contract with Stirling Albion. The start of the 2018–19 season saw the…

Player

As of 12 September 2016

Managerial record

As of match played 22 September 2018

MacKay married his wife, Laura, having been together since they both were eighteen, and have two children. However, tragedy struck when their soon-to-be third child was stillborn. Outside of football, Mackay is a financial advisor.