McNamara playing in a charity match in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jackie McNamara | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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York City (chief executive) | ||
Youth career | |||
Cumbernauld Colts | |||
–1991 | Gairdoch United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1995 | Dunfermline Athletic | 79 | (3) |
1995–2005 | Celtic | 256 | (10) |
2005–2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Aberdeen | 17 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Falkirk | 42 | (0) |
2010 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Partick Thistle | 15 | (0) |
Total | 442 | (13) | |
National team | |||
1994–1996 | Scotland U21 | 12 | (1) |
1996 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
1996–2005 | Scotland | 33 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2011–2013 | Partick Thistle | ||
2013–2015 | Dundee United | ||
2015–2016 | York City | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Jackie McNamara (born 24 October 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is the chief executive of National League club York City. He is a former Scotland international, who filled a variety of defensive roles in his playing career.
McNamara began his playing career with Dunfermline Athletic before joining Celtic in 1995. During ten years at the club he won the Scottish Premier League title four times and the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup three times each. He then played in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers before returning to Scotland, finishing his career with spells at Aberdeen, Falkirk and Partick Thistle.
In international football, McNamara played for Scotland at under-21 and B international levels, and made 33 full international appearances. He was a member of the Scotland squad that played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
McNamara moved into management with Partick Thistle in April 2011, before his appointment at Dundee United in January 2013. He was sacked by Dundee United in September 2015, and two months later took over as manager of York City.
McNamara was born in Glasgow and is the son of Jackie McNamara, Sr., a former professional footballer. He played youth football for Cumbernauld Colts and Falkirk-based Gairdoch United.