Malcolm Macdonald

Quick Facts

Full Name	Malcolm Macdonald
Occupation	English Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1950(1950-01-07)
Age	74
Birthplace	Fulham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Malcolm Macdonald Biography

Malcolm Macdonald is one of the most popular and richest English footballer who was born on January 7, 1950 in Fulham, England, United Kingdom. Malcolm Ian Macdonald, born 7 January 1950, is an English former professional footballer and manager. He is also a media personality. Macdonald, also known as Supermac, was a prolific goal scorer who was quick and powerful. He was a Fulham, Luton Town and Newcastle United player. Macdonald is Newcastle United’s fifth-highest goal scorer of all time. He won the Golden Boot of England in 1975 with Newcastle and 1977 with Arsenal.

MacDonald won a brace to eliminate Burnley F.C. In the 1973-74 FA Cup semi- finals. Liverpool defeated Newcastle 3-0 in the 1974 FA Cup Final.

During the TV show Superstars in 1975, Macdonald ran 100m in 10.9 seconds.

Macdonald left Newcastle for Arsenal in 1976, for an unusual fee of £333,333.34. He was the club’s top scorer for two consecutive seasons and won the golden boot of 1977. Macdonald, at the time not fully fit, got to the FA Cup final of 1978 where he earned a runners up medal. At the start of the 1978–79 season, he suffered a knee injury in a League Cup match against Rotherham, an ailment from which he was unable to completely recover.

In 1971, Joe Harvey, Newcastle United manager signed him for PS180,000. His home debut against Liverpool was his first major success. He scored a hat trick. Macdonald’s home debut against Liverpool was his first game at the club. He scored a hat-trick in that match, earning him the nickname “Supermac”. This nickname is derived from chants by Newcastle fans to Jesus Christ Superstar.

Malcolm Macdonald Net Worth

Malcolm Macdonald is one of the richest English Footballer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Malcolm Macdonald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Fulham’s Finlay Street. Macdonald began his career as a fullback before moving to the centre forward. Barnet was where he started his professional career. Bobby Robson, his schoolboy hero, paid PS1,000 to sign him as Fulham’s player in 1968 after they were relegated from the Football League First Division.

After Everton’s fifth consecutive defeat, Newcastle finished bottom of the table in his first season. Tony Green made his debut in Newcastle with the Everton defeat. Green was the first to lead Newcastle, and they continued their climb up the table with a run of 5 wins (and 2 draws) that saw them prosper. The team finished eleventh in the league with Macdonald scoring 30 goals over 52 games. This was his first season as Newcastle’s top goal scorer since 1972. He was again the top scorer in 1973, 1974 and 1975, as well as 1976. He was also awarded the First Division’s golden boot in 1975-76.

On 16 April 1975, in a European Championship qualifier also held at Wembley Macdonald scored all five goals in a 5–0 victory for England against Cyprus equalling the record for the most goals scored in a single game by an England player. This feat has not been repeated since by any English footballer. Although three pre-war players, Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer and Willie Hall, had previously scored five for England, Macdonald was the first, and remains the only, player to do so in a competitive international. His feat spawned the newspaper headline “SuperMac 5, Cyprus 0”.

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After a failed business venture and divorcing his second wife, he struggled with the aftermath of his injury. Macdonald said that the pain from his long- standing knee injury led to an increasing dependence on alcohol. He eventually gave up drinking in 1997.

Facts & Trivia

Malcolm Ranked on the list of most popular English footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Malcolm Macdonald celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.

In 2011, Macdonald was strongly critical of Newcastle United’s decision to change their stadium name from St James’ Park to the Sports Direct Arena. Macdonald said: “It seems antagonistic. It’s not only part of the football club’s heritage, but part of the heritage of the city.”

Where is Malcolm MacDonald now?

Macdonald is now the President of North Shields F.C.

Who is Malcolm MacDonald?

Malcolm Macdonald was one of three men who told their stories about their phalloplasty experiences – the construction/ reconstruction of a penis, as part of Channel 4’s new documentary. Malcolm, whose story was at the centre of the documentary, is a 47-year-old father of two who hails from Norfolk.

How fast was Malcolm MacDonald?

Malcolm was so fast that when he appeared on the TV series “Superstars” he once ran the 100 metres in 10.4 seconds. The athletics commentator Ron Pickering told him that only one man in Europe had run faster that year and his time would qualify him to get him into any Olympic squad in Europe!

Where was Malcolm MacDonald born?

Fulham, London, United Kingdom

How old is Malcolm Mcdonald?

72 years (January 7, 1950)