Hugh Mackay (footballer)

Hugh Mackay
Personal information
Full name	Hugh Graham Mackay
Date of birth	1867
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1886–1887	Vale of Midlothian
1887–1890	Heart of Midlothian
1890–1893	Middlesbrough
1893	Rotherham Town
1893–1894	Burslem Port Vale
	Wigan County
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Graham Mackay (born 1867; date of death unknown) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Rotherham Town and Burslem Port Vale in the 1890s.

Career

Mackay played for Vale of Midlothian, Heart of Midlothian, Middlesbrough, and Rotherham Town, before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1893.^[1] He kept a clean sheet on his debut in a 1–0 win over Notts County at the Athletic Ground on 25 November.^[1] Although a goalkeeper, he played at outside-right in a 2–1 home victory over Woolwich Arsenal on 6 January.^[1] He played 16 Second Division games in the 1893–94 season, but was released in May 1894.^[1] He later played for Wigan County.

Source:^[2]^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	1886–87	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1887–88	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1888–89	–	0	0	3	0	3	0
	1889–90	–	0	0	5	0	5	0
	1890–91	Scottish Football League	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	8	0	10	0
Rotherham Town	1893–94	Second Division	8	0	0	0	8	0
Burslem Port Vale	1893–94	Second Division	16	0	0	0	16	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 180. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Hugh Mackay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "Hugh Mackay – Hearts Career – from 26 Feb 1887 to 23 Aug 1890". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.