Gus MacPherson
Scottish footballer and manager (born 1968)
Angus Ian MacPherson (born 11 October 1968) is a Scottish football former player and coach.
 Gus MacPherson as St Mirren manager | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angus Ian MacPherson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1989 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | → Exeter City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1990–2001 | Kilmarnock | 354 | (15) |
| 2001–2003 | Dunfermline Athletic | 39 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | St Mirren | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 413 | (16) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2010 | St Mirren | ||
| 2011–2012 | Queen of the South | ||
| 2014–2018 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2021 | Greenock Morton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
changeMcPherson started his career as a youth player with Rangers, but was unable to break in to the first team, spending a period on loan to Exeter City. In 1991 he moved to Kilmarnock, where he went on to play over 350 games.
He played with Dunfermline Athletic for two seasons before moving to St Mirren as player–assistant manager in 2003.
MacPherson was then appointed as player-manager on 18 December 2003 after the resignation of John Coughlin.
He retired from playing at the end of the 2003–04 season.
Managerial record
change- As of match played 4 December 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| St Mirren | 18 December 2003 | 11 May 2010 | 289 | 101 | 83 | 105 | 34.95 |
| Queen of the South | 10 June 2011 | 30 April 2012 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 23.81 |
| Queen's Park | 22 January 2014 | 18 September 2018 | 211 | 72 | 57 | 82 | 34.12 |
| Greenock Morton | 10 March 2021 | 4 December 2021 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 24.32 |
| Total | 579 | 191 | 168 | 220 | 32.99 | ||
Honours and achievements
changePlayer
change- Kilmarnock
- Scottish First Division promotion: 1992–93
- Scottish Cup: 1996–97
Manager
change- St Mirren
- Queen's Park
- Scottish League One play-offs: 2015-16[2]
References
change- ↑ "Gus MacPherson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (14 May 2016). "Queen's Park 0–1 Clyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2016.