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Revision as of 21:34, 17 June 2014
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Miller McColl | ||
Date of birth | 7 June 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 25 October 2008 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Vale of Leven | |||
1943–1945 | Queen's Park | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1960 | Rangers | 362 | (12) |
International career | |||
1950–1958 | Scotland | 14 | (0) |
1952–1958 | Scottish League XI | 7 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1960–1965 | Scotland | ||
1965–1968 | Sunderland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Miller "Ian" McColl (7 June 1927 – 25 October 2008[1]) was a Scottish association football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and the Scotland national team. After retiring as a player, he managed the Scotland national team and Sunderland.
Early life
Born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, the grandson of Scotland international William McColl, Ian McColl developed his footballing skills with Vale of Leven juniors while at Vale of Leven F.C. 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.
Playing career
Rangers manager Bill Struth signed McColl in 1945.[2] During his 15-year spell at Ibrox, he won six League championships, five Scottish Cups and two League Cups.[2] 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.[2]
His final appearance for Rangers was in the 1960 Scottish Cup Final, a 2–0 win against Kilmarnock. He made a total of 526 appearances for the Glasgow club. He also won 14 caps for Scotland and represented the Scottish League XI.[3]
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 British Home Championships in 1962 and 1963.[2] The team beat 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 27 matches, winning 16 of them.[2] This gave him a winning percentage of 59.3%, the second best of any Scotland manager.[4]
McColl was appointed manager of Sunderland in 1965. Despite signing Jim Baxter,[2] McCall was unable to make Sunderland into a successful side.[4] He was sacked by Sunderland in 1968 and spent the rest of his working life as a civil engineer.[4]
Honours
Player
- Rangers
- Scottish league champions (7): 1946–47; 1948–49; 1949–50; 1952–53; 1955–56; 1956–57; 1958–59
- Scottish Cup winners (4): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60
- Scottish League Cup winners (2): 1946–47, 1948–49
Manager
- Scotland
- British Home Championship winners (2): 1962; 1963
References
- ^ Herron, Lindsay. "Gers lose a legend". Rangers Club Site. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f Former Scotland boss McColl dies, BBC Sport, 26 October 2008.
- ^ "Scotland FL Players by Appearances". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Ian McColl – Footballer and manager, The Scotsman, 27 October 2008.
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland national football team managers
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish footballers
- Sunderland A.F.C. managers
- People from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
- 1927 births
- 2008 deaths
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players