Ian McColl

Ian McColl

John Miller "Ian" McColl (born 7 June, 1927 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire) is a retired Scottish football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and the Scotland national team.

Early days

The grandson of Scotland international William McColl, Ian McColl developed his footballing skills with Vale of Leven juniors while at Vale of Leven Academy. He joined Queen's Park in 1943 when he moved to Glasgow to study engineering at the University of Glasgow. He continued his studies after turning professional and later worked as a qualified engineer.

Rangers career

McColl joined Rangers in 1945 and during his 15 year spell at Ibrox, he won 6 League championships, 5 Scottish Cups and 2 League Cups. He captained the club during the 1950s and was part of what was known as the "Iron Curtain" defence, alongside the likes of Sammy Cox, Willie Woodburn and George Young.

His final appearance for Rangers was in the 1960 2-0 Scottish Cup final win against Kilmarnock. He made a total of 526 appearances for the Glasgow club. He also won 14 caps for Scotland between 1950 and 1958.

Managerial career

After his playing career, he quickly went into management. He was appointed manager of Scotland in 1960 and enjoyed a winning start, beating Northern Ireland 5-2 at Hampden Park. Under McColl's managership, Scotland won back-to-back British Home Championship's in 1962 and 1963, defeating England 2-0 at Hampden and 2-1 at Wembley in the process. Other notable results under his tenure include a 6-2 win against Spain in Madrid, a 6-1 win over Northern Ireland in Belfast and a 6-1 win over Norway in Glasgow.

He was in charge of Scotland for a total of 28 matches, winning 17 of them. A wins-games ratio of 60.7% - the second best of any Scotland manager in history after Alex McLeish (70%).

He was appointed manager of Sunderland in 1965 where he remained for 3 years, winning 39 of 124 matches.

External links

*SFA Profile|id=113356|name=Ian McColl
* [http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,5~529928,00.html Ian McColl - Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame]


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