Marc_McKenzie
Marc McKenzie
Scottish footballer
Marc McKenzie (born 11 July 1985)[1] is a Scottish footballer who plays for Pollok.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-07-11) 11 July 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pollok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Albion Rovers | 44 | (1) |
| 2005 | Stenhousemuir | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | East Stirlingshire | 119 | (8) |
| 2010–2014 | Cowdenbeath | 113 | (26) |
| 2014 | → East Fife (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Albion Rovers | 32 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Elgin City | 30 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Stirling Albion | 16 | (4) |
| 2017 | Clyde | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Arthurlie | ? | (?) |
| 2018 | Kilwinning Rangers | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2020 | Hurlford United | ? | (?) |
| 2019 | → Rossvale (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2020–2021 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2021-2023 | Hurlford United | 0 | (0) |
| 2023- | Pollok | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 17 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
McKenzie has previously played for Stenhousemuir, East Stirlingshire, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Elgin City, Stirling Albion, Clyde and twice for Albion Rovers then onto Hurlford United twice, Forfar Athletic, and Rossvale on loan.
Albion Rovers
McKenzie's first professional contract was with Albion Rovers after coming up through the youth academies of Raith Rovers and Livingston. He signed professionally for them on 26 April 2003, making his debut as a substitute the same day, aged 17, taking part in the 2–1 win over Stirling Albion.[2] The following season, he featured more regularly making 11 appearances.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 17 August 2004, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 over Queen of the South in the Scottish League Cup.[4]
Stenhousemuir
On 31 May 2005, McKenzie signed for fellow Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir. He made his debut on 30 July 2005, in a 4–0 win over East Fife in the Scottish Challenge Cup[5] with his league debut coming on 6 August against Queen's Park.[6] He spent only half a season at the club, making only 8 appearances (5 as sub) scoring no goals.[7]
East Stirlingshire
On 1 March 2006, McKenzie signed for East Stirlingshire. He made his debut on 11 March 2006, in a 2–0 defeat to Montrose,[8] going on to make 10 appearances in his debut season.[7] He scored his first goals for the club on 26 August 2006, netting a hat trick against former club Stenhousemuir.[9] Over the course of 5 seasons he made 144 appearances scoring 8 times.
Cowdenbeath
McKenzie signed for Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath in the summer of 2010, on a one-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 24 July in the Challenge Cup,[11] with his league debut coming on 7 August in a 2–0 defeat to Ross County.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 August, hitting the net from 25 yards, in a 3–1 defeat to Queen of the South.[13] In all he made 35 appearances in his debut season, scoring twice.[14]
Following the club's relegation to the Second Division, he signed an extended contract for the new season.[15] He won promotion back to the First Division at the first attempt in the 2011–12 season. On 23 January 2014, McKenzie signed for East Fife on a contract until the end of the season.[16]
Albion Rovers return
In June 2015, after 18 months with The Wee Rovers,
Elgin City
McKenzie signed for Elgin City on a one-year contract.[17]
Stirling Albion
After one season, McKenzie signed for Scottish League Two rivals Stirling Albion in May 2016,[18] however, he left the club in January 2017 after the club agreed to terminate his contract.[19]
Clyde
On 13 January 2017, McKenzie signed for fellow Scottish League Two side Clyde until the end of the 2016–17 season.[20] He was released by the club in June 2017 following the end of his contract.[21]
Arthurlie
On 23 June 2017, McKenzie signed for Junior club Arthurlie, [22] where he stayed for one season before moving to Kilwinning Rangers in June 2018.[23]
Hurlford United
McKenzie joined fellow SJFA West Region Premiership side Hurlford United in December 2018.[24]
Forfar Athletic
McKenzie signed for Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic on 1 February 2020. He only played one league game for "The Loons" before departing.
Hurlford United
McKenzie rejoined Hurlford in 2021, and remained until 2023, winning the inaugural West of Scotland Football League Cup with them in 2022.
Pollok
McKenzie signed for Pollok ahead of the 2022-23 season,[25] and scored his first goal against Irvine Meadow in August.
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Albion Rovers | 2002–03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Stenhousemuir | 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 2005–06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2007–08 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 2010–11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
| Total | 239 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 271 | 24 | |
- "Marc McKenzie profile". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "Albion Rovers 2 Stirling 1". Albion Mad. 26 April 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "Games played by Marc McKenzie in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "QoS 1–2 Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "East Fife 0–4 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "Queen's Park 1–2 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "Games played by Marc McKenzie in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "Montrose 2–0 East Stirlingshire". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "E Stirlingshire 5–0 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "Marc McKenzie Profile". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "Raith Rovers 0 v 1 Cowdenbeath". Scottish Football League. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "Cowdenbeath 0–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "Cowdenbeath 1–3 Queen of South". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "Marc McKenzie Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "Blue Brazil bring back seven". Scottish Football League. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- "East Fife bring in McKenzie". SPFL. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "McKenzie signs for City". Elgin City F.C. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- Donald Morton (11 May 2016). "First arrivals at Forthbank as Stirling Albion look to build promotion winning squad". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- "McKenzie moves on". Stirling Albion F.C. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Two new signings". Clyde F.C. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Further squad update". Clyde F.C. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- Stewart McConnell (18 June 2018). "Ex-Arthurlie striker is on board with Kilwinning Rangers". Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "Ford News". www.hurlfordunited.com. Hurlford United FC. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- "Welcome Marc "Squib" McKenzie". Pollok Football Club.
- "Marc McKenzie Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- Marc McKenzie at Soccerbase
