Austin MacPhee

MacPhee was a youth team player with Forfar Athletic, but didn't progress to the first team. He moved to the United States aged 20 and spent three years playing college soccer for the Wilmington Seahawks. He then had one year with Romanian club Dacia Unirea Brăila before finishing his career in Japan with Kariya.

Cupar Hearts

In his first season as a head coach, MacPhee guided Cupar Hearts to Fife Amateur Cup victory for the first time in 112 years and to the Scottish Amateur Cup final at Hampden Park. He resigned after one season in charge to take an assistant coach job with Cowdenbeath.

Cowdenbeath

Head coach Danny Lennon hired MacPhee after seeing his coaching ability on the UEFA A Licence course and noting his amateur success at Cupar Hearts. During his time as part of Lennon's backroom staff the club achieved back-to-back promotions moving from the Scottish Second Division to the Championship.

St Mirren

After their success at Cowdenbeath, MacPhee teamed up again with Lennon at Scottish Premiership team St Mirren. As part of Lennon's backroom staff, the club finished eighth in the 2011−12 season, their highest Premiership finish, followed by winning their first trophy in 27 years, the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup, before repeating their eighth-place finish in the 2013−14 season. The team included three young players who went on to play in the English Premier League: John McGinn, Kenny McLean and Paul Dummett.

Northern Ireland

MacPhee resigned from his post at St Mirren in March 2014 to become an assistant coach with the Northern Ireland national team and began working with Michael O'Neill. MacPhee joined the squad for the first time in May 2014 for their friendly match against Uruguay in Montevideo as they prepared for their Euro 2016…