Dave Mackay
Scottish football player and manager (1934-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Died at 80
David Craig Mackay was a Scottish football player and manager. Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961 and winning the league with Derby County as a manager.
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Jimmy Greaves Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1961-1968
Danny Blanchflower Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1964
Maurice Norman Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1966
Cliff Jones Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1968- Bobby Smith Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1964
- Bill Brown Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1966
- Les Allen Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1965
- Mel Hopkins Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1964
- Alex Young Teammate at Heart of Midlothian F.C., 1955-1959
Terry Dyson Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1965
Ron Henry Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1966- Peter Baker Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1965
- Tony Marchi Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1959-1965
- Willie Bauld Teammate at Heart of Midlothian F.C., 1953-1959
- Jimmy Wardhaugh Teammate at Heart of Midlothian F.C., 1953-1959
Frank Saul Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1960-1968- Phil Beal Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1963-1968
- Alan Gilzean Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1964-1968
Pat Jennings Teammate at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1964-1968
Eric Caldow Teammate at Scotland national team, 1957-1963
Alan Hinton Teammate at Derby County F.C., 1968-1971- Kevin Hector Teammate at Derby County F.C., 1968-1971
Frank Wignall Teammate at Derby County F.C., 1969-1971- Davie Wilson Teammate at Scotland national team, 1960-1965
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Tottenham Hotspur in 1960 with Danny Blanchflower (captain) and both goalkeepers, Bill Brown and John Hollowbread, in the team with Cecil Poynton as trainer and Bill Nicholson as manager. Dave Mackay is standing far right.
Dave Mackay Memorial, Derby County FC, unveiled in 2015
George Best (pictured) praised Mackay as both the hardest and bravest opponent he ever facedAwards
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He also represented Scotland 22 times and was selected for their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad. Mackay tied with Tony Book of Manchester City for the Footballer of the Year award in 1969 and was later listed by the Football League in their "100 Legends", as well as being an inaugural inductee to both the English and Scottish Football Halls of Fame. He was described by Spurs as one of their greatest players and was known as 'the heartbeat' of their most successful ever team.
