Jimmy Mackay

James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943 – 11 December 1998^[1]) was an Australian soccer player.

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	James Birrell Mackay
Date of birth	(1943-12-19)19 December 1943
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	11 December 1998(1998-12-11) (aged 54)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
1964–1965	Airdrie	5	(1)
1965–1972	Melbourne Croatia
1973–1974	Hakoah Eastern Suburbs	22	(0)
1975–1976	South Melbourne Hellas
1977	South Melbourne	1	(0)
1979	Shepparton United
1981	Morwell Falcons	6	(1)
International career‡
1970–1975	Australia	52	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2007
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He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.

In late 1973, he scored the decisive goal against South Korea which sent Australia to its first ever World Cup.^[2] Socceroos defender Doug Utjesenovic described the goal emphatically, "that was one of the freakiest goals. You could try a million times to score the exact goal (and never do it). There was a free kick, the ball was knocked back and he ran onto the ball. It was a real thunderbolt."^[3]

Mackay died of a heart attack in 1998.^[4][5]

1. ^ "1974 - Group A - West Germany v Australia match report". 18 June 1974. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
2. ^ "Australia's 10 best moments". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
3. ^ "Vale Jimmy Mackay". 18 December 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
4. ^ "World Cup lessons from the class of '74". The Age. Melbourne. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
5. ^ Warren, Johnny (14 December 1998). "Jimmy Mackay, World Cup hero". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 26. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
6. ^ "1968 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
7. ^ "1968 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
8. ^ "1971 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
9. ^ "1972 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
10. ^ "1976 Victorian Men's State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
11. ^ "Jimmy Mackay". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
12. ^ "FFA name Teams of the Decades". My Footb-ALL. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
13. ^ "Honourable Mentions: Team of the Century Vote". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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