Mark McGhee

Mark Edward McGhee (born 25 May, 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and current manager of English club Bristol Rovers.

Mark McGhee

Personal information
Full name	Mark Edward McGhee
Date of birth	(1957-05-25) 25 May 1957
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1977	Greenock Morton	64	(37)
1977–1978	Newcastle United	28	(5)
1978–1984	Aberdeen	164	(63)
1984–1985	Hamburg	30	(7)
1985–1989	Celtic	88	(27)
1989–1991	Newcastle United	67	(24)
1991	IK Brage	3	(2)
1991–1993	Reading	45	(7)
Total		489	(172)
National team
1983–1984	Scotland	4	(2)
Teams managed
1991–1994	Reading
1994–1995	Leicester City
1995–1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2000–2003	Millwall
2003–2006	Brighton & Hove Albion
2007–2009	Motherwell
2009–2010	Aberdeen
2012–	Bristol Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

McGhee played for many Scottish and English clubs, before he had to retire because of injury. He started his playing career at Greenock Morton before moving on to Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading and won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1982 as well as four caps and two goals for the Scotland national football team. His greatest career moment came in 1983 when he was in the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2-1 to lift the European Cup Winner's Cup.