 McStay in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John McStay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-11-26)26 November 1961 (age 64)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton,[1] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Celtic | 67 | (2) |
| 1987 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Notts County | 45 | (1) |
| 1990 | →Hartlepool United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1990 | →Partick Thistle (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Kilmarnock | 29 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Sligo Rovers | 48 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 2007–2009 | Celtic Reserves | ||
| 2009–2010 | Újpest FC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Ross County | ||
| 2013–2014 | Celtic Nation | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William John McStay (born 26 November 1961) is a Scottish formerfootballer andmanager of clubs includingSligo Rovers,Újpest FC,Ross County andCeltic Nation.
Born inHamilton, McStay played forCeltic from 1979 to 1987. McStay made his debut on 2 April 1983 when he came on as a sub in Celtic's 3–1 home win overMotherwell and went on to make 65 league appearances, including 10 as a substitute, scoring two goals. McStay transferred toHuddersfield Town in March 1987 and later played forNotts County andHartlepool United.[3]
McStay was player/manager atSligo Rovers from 1992 to 1994 and he led them to a historic treble in 1993–94, when they won theFirst Division,First Division Shield and theFAI Cup.[4] In 1994, theScot left Sligo just before the start of the new season after being approached by Celtic to become their youth team coach.[5]
McStay was appointed the head coach ofCeltic Reserves in January 2007,[6] and worked in that role at the club until July 2009, when he left to take up the role as manager ofÚjpest FC inBudapest, Hungary. His assistant at Celtic and at Újpest wasJoe McBride.[7] McStay resigned as Head Coach of Újpest in April 2010,[8] and was replaced byGéza Mészöly.[9]
McStay returned to Celtic in April 2010 to take charge of the reserve side again after leaving Újpest,[10] before departing 2 months later.[11]
On 25 November 2010, McStay was appointed manager ofRoss County.[12] McStay left the club by mutual consent after less than three months as manager.[13] McStay had taken charge of only nine games, none of which were won, during that time.[14]
McStay was appointed assistant manager ofStockport County in July 2011 by managerDietmar Hamann.[15] After Hamann's departure, in November, new managerJim Gannon kept McStay on as his assistant.
McStay took over as manager ofNorthern League Division One teamCeltic Nation in September 2013.[16] McStay led his side to their first trophy as Celtic Nation on 29 April 2014, defeatingAspatria 3–0 in the Cumberland Cup Final.[17] McStay went on to lead the side to a second-place finish in the league, and went undefeated in their final 14 league games of the season.[18] However, this was not enough to gain promotion to theNorthern Premier League.[18][19] Over the following weeks, a financial review was carried out at the club which resulted in many of their players leaving.[20] Matters reached a head in July 2014 when owner Frank Lynch sold the club on to former chairmanSteve Skinner. Amidst the turmoil at the club, McStay resigned.[21]
McStay is a member of a notable football family, being the elder brother of former Celtic and Scotland midfielderPaul.[12] Their younger brotherRay had a less notable career as a footballer after also starting out at Celtic, and their father John worked as ascout for the club.[22] Great-unclesWillie andJimmy McStay also played for Celtic and both captained the team in the 1920s, with Jimmy later also serving as manager.
Willie's son John was also a footballer who played as adefender forMotherwell andAyr United in the 2000s[23] before becoming an academy coach at Celtic;[24] he should not be confused with Johnny McStay who played for various clubs atJunior level in the 2010s;[25][26] who is the son of Willie's cousin, former playerJock McStay. His nephew Chris (Paul's son) is also a footballer.[27]
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