Malky Mackay

**Malcolm George "Malky" Mackay** (born 19 February 1972, in Bellshill) is a Scottish football manager and former player.  He is the manager of Cardiff City.  Mackay began his playing career in Scottish football, with Queen's Park and Celtic.  He joined English side Norwich City in 1998. He also played in the Premier League with Norwich, West Ham and finally Watford. He retired as a player in 2008.

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Watford (caretaker)|align=left|4 November 2008|align=left|26 November 2008|||||
|align=left|Watford|align=left|15 June 2009|align=left|17 June 2011|||||
|align=left|Cardiff City|align=left|17 June 2011|align=left|27 December 2013|||||
|align=left|Wigan Athletic|align=left|19 November 2014|align=left|6 April 2015|||||
|align=left|Scotland (caretaker)|align=left|13 October 2017|align=left|16 February 2018|||||
|align=left|Ross County|align=left|26 May 2021|align=left|15 November 2023|||||

### Player

**Celtic**
- Scottish Premier Division: 1997–98

**Norwich City**
- Football League First Division: 2003–04

**Watford**
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2005–06

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 First Division

### Manager

**Cardiff City**
- Football League Championship: 2012–13
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2011–12

**Ross County**
- Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2022–23

**Individual**
- Football League Championship Manager of the Month: March 2011, November 2011
- League Managers Association Championship Manager of the Year: 2012–13

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Malky Mackay
- **image**: Malky-Mackay.jpg
- **caption**: Mackay as manager of Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City in 2012
- **fullname**: Malcolm George Mackay
- **birth place**: Bellshill, Scotland
- **height**: 6 ft 2 in
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **youthclubs1**: Queen's Park
- **years1**: 1990–1993
- **years2**: 1993–1998
- **years3**: 1998
- **years4**: 1998–2004
- **years5**: 2004–2005
- **years6**: 2005–2008
- **clubs1**: Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park
- **clubs2**: Celtic F.C., Celtic
- **clubs3**: → Norwich City F.C., Norwich City (loan)
- **clubs4**: Norwich City F.C., Norwich City
- **clubs5**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United
- **clubs6**: Watford F.C., Watford
- **caps1**: 70
- **caps2**: 34
- **caps3**: 1
- **caps4**: 212
- **caps5**: 18
- **caps6**: 52
- **goals1**: 6
- **goals2**: 4
- **goals3**: 0
- **goals4**: 15
- **goals5**: 2
- **goals6**: 3
- **totalcaps**: 387
- **totalgoals**: 30
- **nationalyears1**: 2004
- **nationalteam1**: Scotland national football team, Scotland
- **nationalcaps1**: 5
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 2008
- **manageryears2**: 2009–2011
- **manageryears3**: 2011–2013
- **manageryears4**: 2014–2015
- **manageryears5**: 2017–2018
- **manageryears6**: 2021–2023
- **managerclubs1**: Watford F.C., Watford (caretaker)
- **managerclubs2**: Watford F.C., Watford
- **managerclubs3**: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City
- **managerclubs4**: Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic
- **managerclubs5**: Scotland national football team, Scotland (caretaker)
- **managerclubs6**: Ross County F.C., Ross County