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Which team did the player Jackie McNamara belong to from 2007 to 2008?
Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara ( born 24 October 1973 ) is a Scottish professional football manager and executive , and former player . He is a former Scotland international , who filled a variety of defensive roles in his playing career . McNamara began his playing career with Dunfermline Athletic before joining Celtic in 1995 . During ten years at the club he won the Scottish Premier League title four times and the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup three times each . He then played in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers before returning to Scotland , finishing his career with spells at Aberdeen , Falkirk and Partick Thistle . In international football , McNamara played for Scotland at under-21 and B international levels , and made 33 full international appearances . He was a member of the Scotland squad that played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup . McNamara moved into management with Partick Thistle in April 2011 , before his appointment at Dundee United in January 2013 . He was sacked by Dundee United in September 2015 , and two months later took over as manager of York City . He then worked as chief executive at York City . He is currently working with Dunfermline Athletic as a consultant . Early life . McNamara was born at Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow and is the son of Jackie McNamara Sr. , a former professional footballer , and Linda Houston . He played youth football for Cumbernauld Colts and Falkirk-based Gairdoch United . Club career . Dunfermline Athletic . McNamara joined Dunfermline Athletic from Gairdoch United on 17 September 1991 . Celtic . McNamara moved to Celtic for a £600,000 fee on 3 October 1995 . He made an impressive start to his Celtic career , being named PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year in 1996 . McNamara won his first trophy with the club in the 1997–98 season when Celtic won the Scottish Premier Division , preventing arch-rivals Rangers from winning ten-in-a-row , which would have seen them eclipse Celtics record of nine-in-a-row . He was recognised for his performances this season by his fellow players when being named the PFA Scotland Players Player of the Year in 1998 . He featured regularly in the Celtic first eleven until the arrival of Martin ONeill in the 2000–01 season saw him become more of a fringe player , although he did score the opening goal in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final , a 3–0 win over Hibernian at Hampden Park . He was suspended for their 3–0 victory over Kilmarnock at Hampden Park in the 2001 Scottish League Cup Final . McNamara re-established himself in the team in 2003–04 and was awarded the SFWA Footballer of the Year in 2004 , beating off competition from his teammates Henrik Larsson and Chris Sutton . The following year McNamara was named captain when Paul Lambert was injured . McNamara proved himself a consistent and reliable performer on the field , playing almost every game in the league in the 2004–05 season . To reward his loyalty to the club over a ten-year period , Celtic played a testimonial match against the Republic of Ireland . At the end of the 2004–05 season Martin ONeill left as manager and Celtic brought in Gordon Strachan as his replacement . McNamaras contract was also due to expire at the end of the 2004–05 season . Strachan assured McNamara that he wanted him at the club but Celtic were slow to offer a new contract , waiting until the close season to do so . By that time McNamara had already accepted an offer from Wolverhampton Wanderers as he had assumed Celtic no longer wanted his services . As he went on record saying he still wanted to play for the club , he was told he was still needed by the club by its manager , and he was offered the contract he wanted while still in a position to accept it , the incident has caused much speculation amongst supporters and the media as to who was to blame for his departure from Celtic . The club accused McNamara of being unreasonable and of moving for monetary reasons . They also blamed his agent for not encouraging negotiations and setting unhelpful deadlines . McNamara had gone on record as saying he wanted to end his career with Celtic and seemed to be bemused when no new contract was forthcoming . After he had accepted the Wolves offer , McNamara felt that Celtic showed a lack of respect to him in their comments to the media and he accused them of harming his reputation for their own benefit . It also emerged that in his new contract at Wolves , he was earning the same wages as his previous contract with Celtic . Wolverhampton Wanderers . McNamara agreed with manager Glenn Hoddle that he would join Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2005 on a free transfer . After a promising start to his Wolves career , the player sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in the home match with Leicester City in September 2005 . He came back in the penultimate game of the 2005–06 season at home to Brighton & Hove Albion . McNamara was a regular fixture in the 2006–07 Wolves team who finished 5th in the Football League Championship , reaching the play-offs . Aberdeen . McNamara joined Aberdeen from Wolves on a two-year contract in May 2007 , but he left Pittodrie before the end of the season , with manager Jimmy Calderwood citing travelling and injuries as the reasons for his departure . Three weeks later , it was revealed that McNamara would join Falkirk for the 2008–09 season . Falkirk . McNamara signed a two-year contract at Falkirk in May 2008 . Partick Thistle . McNamara signed a one-month loan deal with Partick Thistle in February 2010 , making him available to debut the following day against Dundee if selected . The terms of the deal allowed it to be extended beyond its initial period , but McNamara suffered a leg break during a match against Ayr United , prematurely ending his 2009–10 season . McNamara subsequently signed a one-year contract with Thistle for the 2010–11 season , which then continued on a one-year rolling contract basis . International career . Under-21 . McNamara made his debut for the Scotland national under-21 team in a 2–1 away win over Greece on 13 December 1994 , in a 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.<ref 1994/95></ref> His first goal came in the reverse fixture , a 3–0 home win on 15 August 1995.<ref 1995/96></ref> McNamara finished his under-21 career with 12 caps and one goal , earned between 1994 and 1996 . Senior . McNamara was capped once by the B team , in a 3–0 away defeat to Denmark on 23 April 1996 , before making his debut for the senior team in a 2–0 away win over Latvia in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 5 October 1996 . He was selected for the Scotland squad in the 1998 FIFA World Cup . He did not feature in the opening match , a 2–1 defeat against defending champions Brazil in Paris . His introduction from the bench in Scotlands second match , against Norway in Bordeaux , was seen as pivotal in wiping out a one-goal deficit . The game finished in a 1–1 draw , leaving Scotland with a chance of qualification to the knockout stages . Ultimately the efforts were futile as Morocco were victorious in St Etienne with a 3–0 win in the final match and Norway managed to qualify from the group with a win against Brazil . McNamara earned 33 caps for Scotland between 1996 and 2005 . Management career . Partick Thistle . McNamara began his managerial career at Partick Thistle where he was appointed caretaker manager on 15 April 2011 , after Ian McCall left his job . He was then appointed manager on a one-year rolling contract a month later . Thistle performed well in his second season as manager , reaching the Challenge Cup final and lying in second place in the First Division in late January 2013 . At this point he left Thistle to take the vacant position at SPL club Dundee United . McNamara was replaced at Partick Thistle by Alan Archibald , a former Thistle and Dundee United defender . Dundee United . McNamaras first match in charge of his new club was a fifth round Scottish Cup tie with Third Division Rangers on 2 February 2013 . United won 3–0 , with Johnny Russell putting the home side ahead in the first minute of the match . The following week United defeated Hearts 3–1 in McNamaras first Scottish Premier League match as manager of the side . It was the sides first league win at home since August 2012 . On 24 February 2014 , McNamara extended his contract with Dundee United until 2017 . McNamaras first full season at Tannadice saw United reach the Scottish Cup Final , which his side lost 2–0 to St Johnstone . The following season United lost the League Cup Final to Celtic , 2–0 . The latter few months of that season also saw a sharp dip in Uniteds form following the sale in January 2015 of Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong . Reports following Dundee Uniteds 2–1 defeat to St Johnstone on 26 September 2015 suggested McNamara had been relieved of his duties , which was confirmed by the club two days later . York City . McNamara was appointed manager of League Two club York City on 4 November 2015 , and his first match in charge came three days later , with a 3–2 away defeat to Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup first round . In April 2016 , Yorks relegation from the Football League was confirmed by a 3–0 defeat against Accrington . In October 2016 , a 6–1 defeat against the divisions bottom club , Guiseley , left York in 20th place in the National League . Following talks between McNamara and the club , York announced the manager would resign if they failed to gain a positive result in their next match , against Braintree Town . Following a 1–1 draw in that match , McNamara announced he would be stepping down , but had agreed to stay on as manager until a replacement was found . When Gary Mills was reappointed manager on 16 October 2016 , McNamara took on the role of chief executive at the club . He left this position in March 2018 . Return to Dunfermline Athletic . In January 2019 , McNamara returned to Scottish football as a consultant at previous club Dunfermline Athletic . Personal life . McNamara co-wrote a television sitcom pilot with Scottish actor and comedy writer Fran Gilhooley called The Therapy Room , starring Jackies actor brother , Donny . The show is based around a young footballer who is catapulted from amateur football to the English top flight , and is partly based around McNamaras own experiences as a player and manager . McNamara was taken to the intensive care unit of Hull Royal Infirmary in February 2020 , after he collapsed near his home in York . His condition was described at one point as critical but stable , but after a few weeks of care he was able to return home . Honours . Player . Celtic - Scottish Premier Division : 1997–98 - Scottish Premier League : 2000–01 , 2001–02 , 2003–04 - Scottish Cup : 2000–01 , 2003–04 , 2004–05 ; runner-up : 2001–02 - Scottish League Cup : 1997–98 , 1999–2000 ; runner-up : 2002–03 - UEFA Cup runner-up : 2002–03 Falkirk - Scottish Cup runner-up : 2008–09 Individual - PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year : 1996 - PFA Scotland Players Player of the Year : 1998 - SFWA Footballer of the Year : 2004 Manager . Dundee United - Scottish Cup runner-up : 2013–14 - Scottish League Cup runner-up : 2014–15