Malcolm Macdonald
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm Ian Macdonald | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Tonbridge Angels | 40 | (11) |
| 1968–1969 | Fulham | 13 | (5) |
| 1969–1971 | Luton Town | 88 | (49) |
| 1971–1976 | Newcastle United | 187 | (95) |
| 1976–1979 | Arsenal | 84 | (42) |
| 1979 | Djurgårdens IF | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 421 | (204) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1975 | England | 14 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1984 | Fulham | ||
| 1987–1988 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English professional footballer, manager and current footballing pundit and journalist. Nicknamed Supermac, he was a strong, powerfully built striker who was famed as a prolific goalscorer. He played for Fulham, Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal. As well as playing for England, Macdonald is Newcastle United's fifth highest goalscorer of all-time. Mac Donald also won two of the Football League First Division, now known as the Premier League's Golden Boots with Newcastle in 1975 & in 1977 for Arsenal as well.
Born in Fulham, London, Macdonald started his career as a full back before switching to centre forward. After playing for non-league side Tonbridge Angels, Bobby Robson paid £1,000 to sign him for Fulham in 1968 just after their relegation from the Football League First Division.
A year later he moved to Luton Town. At Luton he scored 49 times in 88 matches, which caught the eye of Newcastle United manager Joe Harvey, who signed him for £180,000 in the summer of 1971. At Newcastle, his hard work and effort in matches meant he quickly became a firm favourite with the fans. He made an immediate impact in scoring a hat-trick on his home debut against Liverpool. Macdonald was the club's top scorer from 1972, for five seasons in a row winning 1975's golden boot as well.
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