Gary McAllister

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1964 (61 years old)
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Motherwell, Scotland

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Central Midfield

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Retired

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186 cm

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Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.

McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell before moving south of the border to Leicester City at the age of 20. He then went on to play for Leeds United, where he won the English league championship in 1991–92. McAllister later had spells at Premier League sides Coventry City, where he was credited with his role in helping the club avoid relegation repeatedly, and Liverpool, where he won a cup treble in 2000–01 at the age of 36.

McAllister also represented his national side for nine years, winning 57 caps and scoring five goals. His leadership qualities were noticed, and he spent four years as Scotland captain in addition to two seasons as Leeds United captain. He was awarded an MBE in the 2001 New Year Honours in recognition of his contribution to football and was inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

He was appointed player-manager of Coventry City in April 2002. He resigned from this position in January 2004 and did not enter management again until he returned to Elland Road in January 2008, to replace Dennis Wise as manager. McAllister guided Leeds to the promotion playoffs, but was dismissed in December 2008. In April 2011, while working as assistant to manager Gérard Houllier at Aston Villa, he became caretaker manager at the Premier League club for a few months due to Houllier's ill health. He also had coaching roles at Middlesbrough and Liverpool, returning to Scotland with Rangers in 2018. He Joined Steven Gerrard in leaving Rangers making a return to Aston Villa as Assistant Manager again.

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Trophies

English FA Community Shield	Leeds	2001
UEFA Super Cup	Liverpool	2001
UEFA Cup	Liverpool	2000-2001
English Football League Cup	Liverpool	2000-2001
English FA Cup	Liverpool	2000-2001
English Football League First Division	Leeds	1991-1992

Milestones

UEFA European Championships Player Of The Match	Scotland	1996-06-10

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Former Senior Teams

Motherwell	1981-1985	Permanent	-	-
Leicester	1985-1990	Permanent	-	-
Scotland U21	1989	International	-	-
Scotland	1990-1999	International	-	-
Leeds	1990-1996	Permanent	-	-
Coventry	1996-2000	Permanent	-	-
Liverpool	2000-2002	Permanent	-	-
Coventry	2002-2003	Permanent	-	-

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Coventry	2002-2004	Manager	-	-
Leeds	2008	Manager	-	-
Middlesbrough	2010	Assistant Manager	-	-
Aston Villa	2010-2011	Assistant Manager	-	-
Liverpool	2015	Assistant Manager	-	-
Scotland	2016-2017	Assistant Manager	-	-
Rangers	2018-2021	Assistant Manager	-	-
Aston Villa	2021-2022	Assistant Manager	-	-