Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish
OBE
McLeish as Aston Villa manager in 2012
Personal information
Full name Alexander McLeish[1]
Date of birth (1959-01-21) 21 January 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Glasgow United
1976–1978 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1994 Aberdeen 493 (25)
1976 → Lewis United
1994–1995 Motherwell 3 (0)
Total 496 (25)
National team
1978–1987 Scotland U21[2] 6 (0)
1980–1993 Scotland[3] 77 (0)
Teams managed
1994–1998 Motherwell
1998–2001 Hibernian
2001–2006 Rangers
2007 Scotland
2007 Scotland B
2007–2011 Birmingham City
2011–2012 Aston Villa
2012–2013 Nottingham Forest
2014–2015 Genk
2016 Zamalek
2018–2019 Scotland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alexander McLeish OBE (born 21 January 1959[4]) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1977–78 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1978–79 19 1 3 0 4 0 3 0 25 1
1979–80 35 2 4 0 11 1 1 0 51 3
1980–81 33 3 2 0 5 0 3 0 43 3
1981–82 32 5 6 1 8 0 4 0 50 6
1982–83 34 2 5 0 7 0 10 1 54 3
1983–84 32 2 7 0 10 0 10 0 59 2
1984–85 30 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 38 1
1985–86 34 3 6 1 6 0 6 0 52 4
1986–87 40 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 48 3
1987–88 36 1 5 0 2 0 4 0 47 1
1988–89 34 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 46 0
1989–90 32 2 5 0 4 0 2 0 43 2
1990–91 33 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 41 0
1991–92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1992–93 27 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 35 0
1993–94 35 0 4 0 3 1 3 0 45 1
Motherwell 1994–95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 496 25 68 2 74 2 55 1 695 30

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland[6] 1980 7 0
1981 6 0
1982 4 0
1983 10 0
1984 6 0
1985 8 0
1986 3 0
1987 6 0
1988 8 0
1989 8 0
1990 8 0
1991 2 0
1992 —
1993 1 0
Total 77 0

Managerial record

As of 24 March 2019[7]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Motherwell 13 July 1994 10 February 1998 156 48 45 63 030.8
Hibernian 11 February 1998 11 December 2001 164 77 42 45 047.0
Rangers 13 December 2001 8 May 2006 235 155 44 36 066.0
Scotland 29 January 2007 27 November 2007 10 7 0 3 070.0
Scotland B[8] 7 February 2007 20 November 2007 2 0 2 0 000.0
Birmingham City 28 November 2007 12 June 2011 168 62 51 55 036.9
Aston Villa 17 June 2011 14 May 2012 42 9 17 16 021.4
Nottingham Forest 27 December 2012 5 February 2013 7 1 2 4 014.3
Genk 22 August 2014 22 June 2015 35 18 10 7 051.4
Zamalek[9] 28 February 2016 2 May 2016 10 6 2 2 060.0
Scotland 16 February 2018 18 April 2019 12 5 0 7 041.7
Total 841 388 215 238 046.1

Honours

Player

Aberdeen

Scotland

Individual

Manager

Hibernian

Rangers

Birmingham City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Alex McLeish: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alex McLeish". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Alex McLeish – A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Manager Profile – Alex McLeish". 4thegame. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org.
  6. ↑ "Alex McLeish". www.national-football-teams.com.
  7. ↑ "Alex McLeish's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Scotland B manager profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Alex McLeish leaves Zamalek after 65 days". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Pye, Steven (9 March 2016). "When Aberdeen ruled Scottish football". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (24 May 1982). "Dons run riot as tension melts". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  12. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (23 May 1983). "Don't put the blame on Russell – Greig". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  13. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (21 May 1984). "Dons' three-in-a-row cup feat". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "1990 Scottish Cup Final match reports". The Celtic wiki. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  15. ↑ Traynor, James (23 October 1989). "Bett the light of bold Aberdeen". Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Aberdeen 2–1 St. Mirren: Drybrough Cup Final". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "1983: Ferguson first for Aberdeen". UEFA. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  18. ↑ Paul, Ian (27 May 1985). "Rous-ing win for makeshift Scots". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  19. ↑ McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Hall of Fame Dinner 2005". Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  21. ↑ "Statistics – Roll of honour since 2000". Scottish Premier League. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  22. ↑ "Manager profile: Alex McLeish". Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2018.