Stuart McCall
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Stuart Murray McCall
Date of birth	10 June 1964 (1964-06-10) (age 44)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bradford City (Manager)
Youth clubs
1980–1982	Pudsey Juniors Holbeck Farsley Celtic Bradford City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982–1988 1988–1991 1991–1998 1998–2002 2002–2004	Bradford City Everton Rangers Bradford City Sheffield United Total	238 (37) 103 0(6) 194 (14) 157 0(8) 071 0(2) 763 (67)
National team
1990–1998	Scotland	040 0(1)
Teams managed
2000 2007–	Bradford City (caretaker) Bradford City
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford 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 Farsley Celtic Association Football Club are an English football club based in Farsley, in the City of Leeds. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford * Appearances (Goals)

Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964), usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former Scottish footballer who played in central midfield. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 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 For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. He is now a football manager. 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 started his professional career with Bradford City, where he made his senior debut in 1982. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford He played six seasons at Valley Parade, during which time he won the Division Three championship, a title which was overshadowed by the Bradford fire disaster when 56 people died and in which his father Andy was injured. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Andrew McCall (born March 15, 1925 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer After missing out on promotion in 1987–88 he moved to Everton, for whom he scored twice but finished on the losing side in the 1989 FA Cup Final. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The 1989 FA Cup Final was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley. In 1991 he moved to Rangers, with whom he spent seven seasons and won six league titles, three Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs He returned to Bradford City as captain to take them into the top division of English football for the first time in 77 years. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs After four seasons he moved to Sheffield United, where he retired as a player in 2005. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. McCall also won 40 caps for Scotland and scored one goal in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. He played in two European Championships but his international career ended after he was left out of the 1998 World Cup squad. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled

He was part of the coaching staff during his second spell at Bradford City, briefly serving as caretaker/player manager in 2000. He continued his coaching at Sheffield United and was assistant manager to Neil Warnock until May 2007, when he returned to Bradford City for a third time, this time as manager on 1 June 2007. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 2.1 Bradford City 2.2 Everton 2.3 Rangers 2.4 Back to Bradford City 2.5 Sheffield United 3 International career 4 Coaching and management career 4.1 Early coaching career 4.2 Return to Bradford City 4.3 Managerial statistics 5 Style of play 6 Career statistics 6.1 Club 6.2 International 7 Honours 7.1 Player 8 References 9 External links

Early life

Stuart McCall was born on 10 June 1964 in Leeds, England, to Scottish parents Andy, a former professional footballer, and Jean McCall. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Andrew McCall (born March 15, 1925 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer ^[1] He was the couple's third child after Leslie and Janette, who were 20 and 15 respectively when Stuart was born. ^[1] The family home was just round the corner from Leeds United's Elland Road ground where McCall would spend many Saturday afternoons watching United, dreaming of following his father and playing for Leeds, even after the family moved to Wortley. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, Wortley (pronounced Wurt-lee) is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ^[2][3] McCall played football for Upper Wortley Primary School and Thornhill Middle School, even scoring a winning goal for the latter in a cup final when he came on as a substitute with his arm in a sling. ^[4] McCall also played table tennis as a schoolboy but excelled at football, captaining the Leeds under-11 boys team and playing for other Leeds representative sides. ^[5] McCall's parents split and he made up for his size when he moved to one of Leeds' toughest estates and played for pub sides by the age of 14. ^[5] He moved schools to Harrington High and also played for local young sides Pudsey Juniors, Holbeck and later Farsley Celtic. Farsley Celtic Association Football Club are an English football club based in Farsley, in the City of Leeds. ^[6] McCall thought he had missed his chance of playing professionally after a string of other players were signed by professional clubs, until Farsley played Bradford City's junior side in a friendly and he impressed coach Bryan Edwards enough to be asked for a trial. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Bryan Edwards (born October 27 1930) is a former football player and manager. ^[7]

Club career

Bradford City

McCall came through City's youth system after he was signed by George Mulhall in 1980 from Farsley Celtic at the age of 16,^[8][9] before becoming an apprentice in June 1981. George Mulhall (born 8 May 1936 in Falkirk, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer and manager. ^[9][10] Mulhall's successor, Roy McFarland gave McCall his debut at Reading on 28 August 1982—the opening day of the 1982–83 season—when he deputised for Ces Podd at right back. Roy Leslie McFarland (born 5 April 1948 in Liverpool England) is an English football manager who was also a Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Cyril "Ces" Podd (born August 7, 1952 in St Kitts and Nevis) is a former professional football player who played for Bradford City. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring ^[11] He had played just six league games by 29 January 1983 when he made the first of 134 consecutive league appearances, all in midfield under new manager Trevor Cherry. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Trevor John Cherry (born 23 February 1948 in Huddersfield, England) is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained ^[12] City finished 12th in Division Three that season. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest ^[13] The following season City struggled to make up for the absence of Bobby Campbell, who had left to join Derby County, and won just one of their first fifteen games,^[14] until Cherry bought Campbell back from Derby, and City won a record ten consecutive games on their way to a seventh place finish. Bobby Campbell (born September 13, 1956 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a former Professional footballer who played for Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. ^[14]

During the summer of 1984, Cherry made the two key signings of central defender Dave Evans and right winger John Hendrie to build on the previous season's high finish. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring David G "Dave" Evans (born 20 May 1958 in Solihull, England) is a retired English football player who played For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. John Grattan Hendrie (born 24 October 1963 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire) is a former Scottish footballer who played ^[15] McCall was an integral part of the team as City won the Division Three championship in 1984–85, during which he scored eight goals as one of two ever-present players. ^[9] The title was assured in the penultimate game when McCall scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater ^[16][17] The league title was paraded before the final game of the season on 11 May 1985 at home to Lincoln City. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system However, the club's title was overshadowed when 56 people died in the Bradford City disaster when the Valley Parade ground's main stand caught fire after 40 minutes of play, during which McCall's father, who was with other family members, was badly injured. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford ^[18] After the fire, McCall, still in his kit, spent several hours driving from the ground to his sister's house, then to Bradford Royal Infirmary and Pinderfields Hospital trying to find his father. Bradford Royal infirmary is a large teaching Hospital in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and is operated by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS trust ^[19] His father had suffered severe burns and needed skin grafts on his hands and head and was in hospital for several weeks. ^[19]

For the following 19 months, the club played games away from Valley Parade. Cherry and the players became a close-knit team, attending funerals of the victims and other engagements in the months that followed, and the club's 13th place finish in Division Two in 1985–86 was hailed a major achievement. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ^[20] During Bradford's time away from Valley Parade, McCall also turned his back on Leeds United, the team he had supported as a child, after their fans set fire to a chip van at Odsal Stadium. Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ^[3] McCall became club captain in November 1986, aged just 21, after Peter Jackson moved to Newcastle United. Peter Jackson (born 6 April 1961 in Bradford, England) is a former footballer and current football manager currently in Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon ^[10] Under Cherry's replacement, Terry Dolan, the club held off any relegation threats to finish tenth in 1986–87. Terence Peter "Terry" Dolan (born June 11 1950 in Bradford, England) is an English former footballer and Like Jackson, McCall and Hendrie were both keen to move to a Division One club, but they agreed in 1987 to stay for one final season. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between ^[9]

Dolan brought in Paul Tomlinson, Brian Mitchell and Lee Sinnott in a bid to help McCall and Hendrie realise their dreams with City. Paul A Tomlinson (born 4 February 1965 in Rotherham) is a retired English football player who played as a goalkeeper for Sheffield Brian Mitchell (born 16 July 1963 in Stonehaven, Scotland) is a retired Scottish football player who played for Aberdeen Lee Sinnott (born 12 July 1965 in Aldridge, Walsall) is an English former Professional footballer and manager ^[21] They mounted a promotion challenge in 1987–88 and were top for much of the season until they faltered in the New Year. When promotion was missed initially by one point on the last day of the season after a 3–2 defeat against Ipswich Town and then through play-off defeat to Middlesbrough, McCall left the club, signing for Everton for £850,000 in June 1988. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of Playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency ^[10] He had played 238 league games for the club, scoring 37 goals, and in total played 285 games, scoring 46 goals. McCall was later outspoken in his autobiography, The Real McCall, about City's failure to strengthen the side in order to secure promotion. ^[22]

“	I thought about transfer deadline day and Tordoff saying we should sell before buying. One or two new faces would have taken us over the finishing line, I was sure of it, and it nagged away. It wasn't about gambling, it was about lack of ambition.	„
—Stuart McCall, The Real McCall[23]

His departure was soured when he was forced to go to the Football League with a Professional Footballers' Association representative to win £8,327. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. 15 of an unpaid signing-on fee. ^[22][24]

Everton

McCall joined Everton at a time when its former triumphant side of the mid 1980s had broken up, following the ban on English sides competing in Europe, which marked the start of a period of underachievement at Goodison Park. Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated ^[25][26] His Everton debut came in a 4–0 victory over Newcastle United on 27 August 1988 against his former teammate Hendrie, who was making his debut for Newcastle. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) ^[27] McCall also returned to Valley Parade for a League Cup tie, but his Everton side were knocked out by Bradford 3–1 on 14 December 1988. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) ^[28] He started 29 league games in 1988–89 as well as another four substitute appearances. He was also a substitute in the 1989 FA Cup Final when he scored Everton's equaliser in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool to take the game into extra-time. The 1989 FA Cup Final was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley. The Merseyside Derby is an Association football match contested between the Everton and Liverpool football clubs the two most successful clubs from the Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. He scored another equaliser during extra-time, but Liverpool's own substitute Ian Rush also scored two to secure a 3–2 victory for Liverpool. Ian James Rush, MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a Striker and is best known for playing ^[29]

McCall made a second appearance in an Everton shirt at Valley Parade, when he was invited by former teammate Mark Ellis to bring a side for his testimonial. Mark E Ellis (born 6 January 1962) was a footballer who played the majority of his league career for hometown club Bradford City as a left In three seasons at Everton, McCall played 103 league games as well as earned his first caps with Scotland but he failed to lift any trophies as the club finished eighth, sixth and ninth in the league. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. ^[30]

Rangers

In 1991, Rangers paid £1. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. 2 million for McCall. ^[31] Rangers had just won their third successive Scottish Premier Division title. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Under manager Walter Smith, McCall ended up playing in the final six of the club's nine successive Scottish league titles that firmly established them as Scotland's top club side after several years of being matched and often overtaken by Celtic and Aberdeen. Walter Smith, OBE (born 24 February 1948 in Lanark) is a Scottish former football player but is better known as a football The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen In his first season at Ibrox, Rangers won the league and cup double, before they achieved greater success in 1992–93, winning both cups 2–1 against Aberdeen and coming nine points ahead of Aberdeen in the league. Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the Stadium of Rangers F ^[32] McCall also had European success that season when the Glasgow club narrowly missed out on an appearance in the UEFA Champions League 1992–93 final, coming second in the semi-final group stage to eventual winners Olympique de Marseille. Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football ^[33] In 1993–94, Rangers added another Scottish League Cup title along with the league championship, but lost 1–0 in the final of the Scottish Cup to Dundee United. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The 1993&ndash94 Scottish Cup was the 109th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition The following season saw Rangers win the league by their greatest margin as they finished 15 points ahead of Motherwell, but they failed to reach the final of either domestic cup. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Although their winning margin was reduced to four points, from city rivals Celtic, in 1995–96, Rangers' points tally of 87 was a record-high total. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. McCall played in his fourth Scottish Cup final as Rangers defeated Hearts 5–1. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Rangers again pushed Celtic into second place in 1996–97 and defeated Hearts 4–3 in the Scottish League Cup. But with the club chasing an unprecedented 10th straight title in 1997–98 they had to settle for the runners-up position, with Celtic winning the league by just two points on the final day of the season. McCall was substituted in the Scottish Cup final as Rangers went the season without picking up a single title for the first season in McCall's time at the club. ^[32]

In February 2008, McCall became the 71st inductee into the Rangers hall of fame. McCall's former teammate and Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist presented him with the award. Alistair ' Ally' Murdoch McCoist, MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish ^[34]

Back to Bradford City

McCall still had one year left on his Rangers contract in 1998, but much of the team that Walter Smith had built had left and McCall was allowed to leave on a free transfer as long as he joined an English club. Walter Smith, OBE (born 24 February 1948 in Lanark) is a Scottish former football player but is better known as a football ^[9] Barnsley and Huddersfield Town were both interested in signing McCall, but he rejoined Bradford City as club captain. Barnsley Football Club is an English football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford ^[35] Rookie manager Paul Jewell put together a squad to battle for promotion, adding other new signings, including central midfield partner Gareth Whalley and striker Lee Mills, who went on to be club's top goal-scorer. Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964) is a football manager, having previously had a career as a player Gareth Whalley (born 19 December 1973) is an English born footballer who qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland under the parentage Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Rowan Lee Mills (born 10 July 1970 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England) usually known as Lee Mills, was an English ^[36] The season started off slowly with just one win from the first seven games, but by the latter half of the season, City were vying with Ipswich Town and Birmingham City for the second promotion spot behind runaway leaders Sunderland. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Loan signing Lee Sharpe and Dean Windass were added to the ranks and City had the chance to seal promotion in their penultimate game against relegation-threatened Oxford United. In Football (soccer, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to Lee Stuart Sharpe (born 27 May 1971 in Halesowen, West Midlands) is a retired English football player Dean Windass (born 1 April 1969 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English footballer who plays as a Striker For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F The game finished as a 0–0 draw, with McCall heading over the goal in the final minutes, taking the promotion bid to the final game of the season. ^[37] Days later he was named the club's player of the year. ^[38] A 3–2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 9 May 1999 ensured promotion to the Premiership and denied Ipswich Town—the team that had thwarted McCall and Bradford 11 years before. Molineux Stadium is a football stadium situated in Wolverhampton, England. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs ^[39] Following the game, the players were celebrating with fans at the club's ground, when McCall fell off a car after drinking for more than five hours after the end of the game. ^[40]

Bradford were expected to struggle in their first season in the top flight for 77 years. ^[36] Jewell signed David Wetherall, Dean Saunders and Neil Redfearn, all experienced top flight performers, but City were in the bottom four teams for most of the season. David Wetherall (born 14 March 1971 in Sheffield) is a former English central defender who finished his playing career with Bradford Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer who played as a Striker in a professional career which lasted Neil David Redfearn (born 20 June 1965 in Dewsbury, England) is an English footballer and manager. It was Bradford's home form—they earned 26 of their 36 points at Valley Parade—that was key to City avoiding relegation, which was narrowly averted by two points after a 1–0 final day victory over Liverpool in 1999–2000. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. ^[41] When Jewell left only days after the season ended, McCall was appointed assistant manager to Chris Hutchings,^[42] and subsequently served as caretaker manager for two games when Hutchings was sacked after just 12 games of the 2000–01 league season. Christopher "Chris" Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and a ^[43] City were relegated with just 26 points. During a 6–1 defeat to West Yorkshire rivals Leeds United in the penultimate game, McCall and team-mate Andy Myers fought on the pitch. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Andrew Myers (born 3 November 1973 in Hounslow, England) is a footballer who played most recently for Brentford as a ^[44]

McCall stayed on for one more season before he was released by then manager Nicky Law in May 2002, shortly before the club went into administration for the first time after finishing 15th in Division One. Nicholas "Nicky" Law (born 8 September 1961 in Greenwich) is an English football manager and former player Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between ^[45] His playing career at Bradford City had looked uncertain in December 2001 before Law arrived, when previous manager Jim Jefferies had left McCall out of the side in a 3–1 defeat at Manchester City following a training ground dispute. Jim Jefferies (born November 22, 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is the Scottish football manager of Kilmarnock TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club ^[46][47] However, it was Jefferies who lost out in the dispute when he resigned his post a week later after summit talks with chairman Geoffrey Richmond. Geoffrey Richmond was chairman of Bradford City from 1994 to 2002 and previously chairman of Scarborough. ^[48] In April 2002, McCall's testimonial match against Rangers attracted a crowd of more than 21,000 to Valley Parade. A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports notably Football (soccer and especially Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford ^[49] Two years later, he played one more time in City colours in a Save Our City appeal match organised by Bradford's evening newspaper, the Telegraph & Argus, to raise funds for the club, who were now in administration for a second time. The Telegraph & Argus is the local evening Newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ^[50][51]

Sheffield United

On 2 July 2002 McCall joined Sheffield United, where he played an integral part in their first-team side, despite being 38, and also coached the reserves to the league title. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ^[52] He played 71 league games over the next two seasons, and scored twice, including a winner against former side Bradford. ^[53] He was in the side that reached the Division One play-off final in 2003 as well as the semi-finals of both cup competitions that year. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between ^[54] However he and Dean Windass, who was also now at Sheffield United, were both left out of the play-off final, as United lost 3–0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. ^[55] McCall played just two Carling Cup games in the 2004–05 season, and retired just a few weeks before his 41st birthday. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition ^[56]

International career

McCall was picked for England and Scotland under 21 sides on the same day in 1984,^[57] and chose to play for England in a game against Turkey. England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21(s is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team 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 Turkey's national Under-21 football team, also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team However, he was only picked as a substitute and the referee blew the final whistle with McCall waiting to come on. ^[58] This meant he was still eligible for both England and Scotland, and McCall eventually switched allegiances to the latter, for whom he qualified through his father, making his debut in March 1988, ironically against England. ^[10]

He went on to be capped by the Scottish senior team and made his debut on 28 March 1990 in a 1–0 friendly victory over Argentina. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA ^[59] He played in five friendlies in 1990 which earned him a call up to the Italia 90 World Cup squad. He played in all three of Scotland's World Cup games. They lost their first game 1–0 to Costa Rica, before McCall scored what would be his only international goal against Sweden in a 2–1 victory. The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. ^[60][61] However, Scotland failed to qualify for the knock-out stage when they were defeated 1–0 by Brazil. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international ^[62]

McCall represented Scotland at the European Championships in 1992, when they again failed to go beyond the group stage after defeats to Netherlands and Germany, and in 1996 when they were edged out in the first round by Netherlands. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. ^[63] Scotland failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1994. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 McCall played just two qualifying games for the 1998 World Cup and his last cap came in a friendly against Denmark on 25 March 1998, as he was overlooked for the final squad for the finals in France along with team-mate Ally McCoist. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Alistair ' Ally' Murdoch McCoist, MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish ^[64] He was capped a total of 40 times for Scotland, scoring one goal. ^[59] McCall's caps included 11 while at Everton and 29 during his career with Rangers. ^[59]

Coaching and management career

Early coaching career

In July 2000, McCall accepted his first coaching role, when he was appointed assistant manager to Chris Hutchings at Bradford City, after Hutchings was promoted from the role to replace Paul Jewell as City manager. Christopher "Chris" Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and a Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964) is a football manager, having previously had a career as a player ^[42] Just four months later, Hutchings was sacked, and McCall was appointed as caretaker/player manager. ^[43] His first game as manager was against his former team Everton, who were managed by his former manager Walter Smith, but ended with a 1–0 defeat. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ^[65] He was in charge for one more game, which also ended in defeat, until Jim Jefferies was appointed the new manager. Jim Jefferies (born November 22, 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is the Scottish football manager of Kilmarnock Jefferies brought with him his own assistant Billy Brown, and McCall was appointed first-team coach. ^[66]

After leaving Bradford City, he joined Sheffield United, where he also took up a coaching role. ^[52] When he retired in 2004, he remained at Sheffield United as assistant to Neil Warnock. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. ^[67] Working alongside Warnock and learning the managerial ropes from him,^[68][69] he helped mastermind Sheffield's promotion to the Premiership in 2006. ^[70] United were relegated to the Championship on the final day of the 2006–07 season and Warnock resigned three days later. ^[71][72] McCall had already decided that the 2006–07 season would be his last as assistant manager,^[9] and when he was overlooked as a successor to the United manager's position, in favour of Bryan Robson, he decided to leave after five years with the club. Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 is an English former football manager and a former player ^[67]

Return to Bradford City

McCall admitted in his autobiography, The Real McCall, he wanted to manage Bradford.

“	One day in the distant future I would love to manage Bradford.	„
—Stuart McCall, The Real McCall[73]

He had been linked with the manager's position at Bradford City on numerous previous occasions,^[74][75][76] and after Colin Todd was sacked on 12 February 2007,^[77] City chairman Julian Rhodes made McCall his number one target to take over in the summer. Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is an English football manager and former player Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Julian Rhodes (born in Bradford, England) is the Chairman of English League Two football side Bradford City. ^[78] Club captain David Wetherall temporarily took over and was later announced as caretaker manager for the rest of the 2006–07 season. David Wetherall (born 14 March 1971 in Sheffield) is a former English central defender who finished his playing career with Bradford ^[79] On 18 May 2007 it was announced McCall would become full-time manager of the club where he started his career, and on 1 June 2007 he assumed the position. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[80] In less than seven years since McCall's first two-game reign, serious financial problems had driven the club to the verge of closure, and although they survived the threat of oblivion, they were unable to avoid a terrible on-the-pitch decline, which continued after the financial nightmare had been relieved. ^[81] On McCall's return to Valley Parade, the Bantams had just been relegated to League Two—meaning that they would be playing in the bottom division for the first time in 25 years. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of ^[82] McCall set himself a target of earning promotion back to League One in his first season. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football ^[83]

Bradford had just 13 players when McCall took over,^[84] and he made a number of summer signings including defender Darren Williams, midfielders Kyle Nix, Alex Rhodes and Scott Phelan, and strikers Barry Conlon, Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu and Peter Thorne. Darren Williams (born 28 April 1977 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer who plays for Dundee Kyle Ashley Nix (born 21 January 1986 is an Australian-born Professional footballer who plays in midfield for English League Two side Bradford Scott Phelan (born 13 March 1988 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays in midfield. Barry John Conlon (born 1 October 1978) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (born 26 December 1982) is a Congolese professional footballer, formerly an under-21 international who is unattached Peter Thorne (born 21 June 1973 in Urmston, near Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford ^[85][86][87] McCall recorded his first win as a manager against Wrexham on 25 August 2007 after substitute Luke Medley scored a late winner,^[88] but despite his pre-season target his team have spent most of the season in the bottom half of the table. Wrexham Association Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally The Robins, their previous nickname are a professional Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Luke Medley (born 21 June 1989 is an English Professional footballer, playing for Barnet. After going unbeaten in January, the club were still 15th in League Two, and McCall told the Telegraph & Argus he did not regret his pre-season target but was carried away with the euphoria at the time. The Telegraph & Argus is the local evening Newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ^[89] City's form continued to improve during the second half of the season, and McCall led his side to 10th place in League Two. ^[90]

Managerial statistics

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Team	Nat	From	To	Record[92]
				G	W	L	D	Win %[93]
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Bradford City		22 May 2007	Present	50	18	21	11	36. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 00

Style of play

McCall was a box-to-box midfielder characterised by his tireless running,^[29] tackling and also weighing in with an average of one goal every 11 games. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. ^[94] Despite his position in the middle of the park he was rarely suspended and was sent off just once in his career—in the final minute of a 2–0 defeat to Charlton Athletic on 4 November 2000. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ^[95][94] He also had a never-say-die attitude proven by a number of key late goals including his equaliser which sent the 1989 FA Cup Final into extra-time,^[29] and a 93rd minute equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur during Bradford's difficult start to their Premiership campaign in the 1999–2000 season. The 1989 FA Cup Final was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs ^[96] He was a passionate player whose strong desire to win even ran to reserve games. ^[97] Even in his final years of his career he was described as a player with "plenty of drive and ambition" by manager Neil Warnock. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. ^[98]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup[99]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bradford City	1982–83	28	4	2	0	0	0	30	4
	1983–84	46	5	4	0	0	0	50	5
	1984–85	46	8	7	1	0	0	53	9
	1985–86	38	4	4	2	0	0	42	6
	1986–87	36	7	4	1	0	0	40	8
	1987–88	44	9	9	2	0	0	53	11
	Total	238	37	30	6	0	0	268	43
Everton	1988–89	33	0	9	4	0	0	42	4
	1989–90	37	3	11	0	0	0	48	3
	1990–91	33	3	9	0	0	0	42	3
	Total	103	6	29	4	0	0	132	10
Rangers	1991–92	36	1	7	0	2	2	45	3
	1992–93	36	5	9	1	9	0	54	6
	1993–94	34	3	8	0	2	0	44	3
	1994–95	30	2	4	1	2	0	36	3
	1995–96	21	3	5	1	7	0	33	4
	1996–97	7	0	2	0	4	0	13	0
	1997–98	30	0	8	0	2	0	40	0
	Total	194	14	43	3	28	2	265	19
Bradford City	1998–99	43	3	5	0	0	0	48	3
	1999–2000	34	1	4	0	0	0	38	1
	2000–01	37	1	2	0	4	0	43	1
	2001–02	43	3	3	1	0	0	46	4
	Total	157	8	14	1	4	0	175	9
Sheffield United	2002–03	34	0	11	0	0	0	45	0
	2003–04	37	2	5	0	0	0	42	2
	2004–05	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	71	2	18	0	0	0	89	2
Career totals		763	67	134	14	32	2	929	83

International

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1989–90	8	1
	1990–91	3	0
	1991–92	9	0
	1992–93	3	0
	1993–94	4	0
	1994–95	3	0
	1995–96	7	0
	1996–97	2	0
	1997–98	1	0
	Total	40	1

Honours

Player

Bradford City

• English Division Three: 1984–85

Rangers

• Scottish Premier Division: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
• Scottish Cup: 1992, 1993, 1996
• Scottish League Cup: 1993, 1994

Personal

• PFA Team of the Year
  • Division Two: 1987,^[10] 1988^[10]

References

External links

• Stuart McCall career stats at Soccerbase
• Stuart McCall management career stats at Soccerbase
• Stuart McCall's international career
• Stuart McCall FIFA competition record
• Bantams Greats profile

Persondata
NAME	McCall, Stuart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer and football manager
DATE OF BIRTH	10 June 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leeds, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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