Malcolm Macdonald
Full name:
Malcolm Ian Macdonald
Born:
Fulham, London, 7 January 1950
Position:
Forward
Height/weight:
-
Joined Arsenal:
Summer 1976 (£333,333)
Clubs:
Fulham (1968–69)
Luton Town (1969–71)
Newcastle United (1971–76)
Arsenal (1976–79)
Djurgården (Summer 1979)
Managerial career:
Fulham (1980–83)
First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Bristol City, 21 August 1976 (0–1)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Chelsea, 14 May 1979 (1–1)
International matches:
14 caps (6 goals) for England
International debut:
20 May 1972 against Wales (3–0)
| |
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Ch.Shld |
Europe |
Total |
| Season |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1976–77 |
41 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50 |
29 |
| 1977–78 |
39 |
16 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
52 |
27 |
| 1978–79 |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
0+1 |
- |
5+1 |
2 |
| Total |
84 |
43 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
5 |
- |
- |
0+1 |
- |
107+1 |
58 |
My comments
“Supermac” was an extremly fast and strong centre-forward who
had two good seasons at Arsenal (Division 1 topscorer in 1977 for example),
before injury prevented him from making any impact during the 1978/79 season.
In the summer of 1979, he went to Sweden to play a few games for Djurgården.
Before his Arsenal days, Macdonald scored his goals for Newcastle, and managed
to score a hat-trick on his home debut for the Magpies against Liverpool. He is
also remembered for scoring all five goals as England beat Cyprus 5–0
in a European Championship qualifying game in 1975.
Further reading
Malcolm Macdonald, Supermac – the official website
