| Maurice Malpas | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas | |
| Date of birth | August 3, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Swindon Town (manager) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1979–1981 |
Leven Royals Dundee United |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1981–2000 | Dundee United | 617 (18) |
| National team | ||
| 1984–1992 | Scotland | 55 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006–2007 2007 2008– |
Motherwell Scotland U-21 Swindon Town |
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Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish football manager and former player. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dunfermline (Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations He is currently manager of Swindon Town. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One.
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He won 55 caps for Scotland and subsequently is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame. A Scottish schools U-15 cap, he signed for Dundee United from Leven Royals in 1979. Despite making his first-team debut in November 1981, he did not become a full-time player until the completion of his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering two years later. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of [1]
Maurice soon developed into one of the best full backs in Scotland, a fact recognised when he won the first of his caps in 1984. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports He went on to exceed 50, thus becoming the only United player so far to enter the SFA’s Hall of Fame. The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and The Scottish FA or the "worst league in the world" is the governing body of In his fiftieth international appearance (away to Norway in June 1992) he was made captain to mark the occasion. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. [2]
Consistently outstanding, his good fortune in avoiding serious injury helped him build the club’s all-time record of 617 appearances by the time he retired from playing in the year 2000. He then assumed full time coaching duties at Tannadice, having been acting as player/coach since 1991. He was part of the temporary management team following the dismissal of Alex Smith in October 2002, but left the club in January 2003. Alex Smith (born 1984 is an American football quarterback Alex Smith may also refer to Alex Smith (tight end (born 1982 American football
He initially joined Motherwell as assistant manager to former coaching colleague Terry Butcher, taking over the manager's position in May 2006 following Butcher's departure to coach Sydney FC in the A-League. Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is an English football manager who is currently May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition He left the club in June 2007 after one season in charge, having taken the team from a comfortable mid-table position to one that was lucky to escape relegation. June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. Malpas later became caretaker manager of Scotland's under-21 team in August 2007 but missed out on the permanent position to Billy Stark. The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland 's national under 21 football team and is considered to be August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. Billy Stark (born December 1, 1956) is a former Scottish footballer and current Scottish youth teams national coach
In January 2008, Malpas became manager of Swindon Town after the takeover of the club by local businessman Andrew Fitton. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. [3] He replaced former Dundee United team-mate Paul Sturrock. Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager.
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1981-82 | Dundee United | Premier Division | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
| 1983-84 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| 1984-85 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
| 1985-86 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
| 1986-87 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| 1987-88 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| 1988-89 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 1989-90 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 1990-91 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 1991-92 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 49 | 4 | |||
| 1992-93 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1993-94 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1994-95 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 1995-96 | First Division | 30 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Premier Division | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 1 | |||
| 1997-98 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 1998-99 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 633 | 23 | 69 | 1 | 108 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 886 | 36 | ||
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alex McLeish |
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Ally McCoist |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Archie Knox |
Scotland national under-21 football team caretaker manager 2007 |
Succeeded by Billy Stark |