Jimmy Mackay
Australian soccer player
James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943, 11 December 1998) was an Australian soccer player.
He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.
In late 1973, he scored the decisive goal against South Korea which sent Australia to its first-ever World Cup. Socceroos defender Doug Utjesenovic described the goal emphatically, "that was one of the freakiest goals. You could try a million times to score the exact goal (and never do it). There was a free kick, the ball was knocked back and he ran onto the ball. It was a real thunderbolt."
Mackay died of a heart attack in 1998.
01Honours
Melbourne Croatia
- Victorian Premier League: 1968
- Victorian Ampol Cup: 1968, 1971, 1972
South Melbourne Hellas
- Victorian Premier League: 1976
Individual
- FFA Hall of Fame: 1999
- FFA Team of the Decade: 1971-1980
- FFA Team of the Century (Honourable mention)
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