Malcolm McPherson

Malcolm McPherson

Personal information
Date of birth	9 December 1974 (1974-12-09) (age 36)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
000?–1992	Yeovil Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1993	Yeovil Town	18	(2)
1994–1996	West Ham United	0	(0)
	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
	→ IFK Norrköping (loan)
1996–1998	Brentford	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Malcolm McPherson (born 9 December 1974) is a Scottish football coach and former footballer who played professionally in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

Playing career

His playing career started at Yeovil Town where he made his debut at 17 in the 1992–93 season. After three seasons at the club, West Ham United bought McPherson for £30,000 in a three-year deal,^[1] which, dependent upon appearances, would have risen to £200,000.^[2] His time at Upton Park was riddled with injury; the longest period of fitness being three months. He was restricted to reserve team games.^[1]

After loan spells with Dagenham & Redbridge and Swedish Premier Division side IFK Norrköping he turned down a year's contract extension at West Ham.^[1] He signed for Brentford, reaching the Division One play off final at Wembley, losing in the final to Crewe Alexandra in 1996–97 season. In the 1997–98 season Brentford, were relegated under the management of Micky Adams from Division Two to Division Three. McPherson had torn his thigh muscle and at the end of the season he left Brentford.^[1]

Coaching career

McPherson has coached in New Zealand with Waitakere United.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mac the Hack". macthehack.coms.com. http://macthehack.webs.com/wherearetheynow.htm. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 
2. ^ "Sporting Digest: Football". www.independent.co.uk. 7 January 1994. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-football-1398497.html. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 
3. ^ "Focus shifts for Youth League finalists". za.klikfc.com. 7 April 2010. http://za.klikfc.com/article/101213/Focus-shifts-for-Youth-League-finalists. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 

External links

• Malcolm McPherson career stats at Soccerbase
• Yeovil Town statistics

Persondata
Name	McPherson, Malcolm
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	9 December 1974
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death