Gary McAllister

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Motherwell
Date Of Birth
December 25, 1964
Age
60
Height (cm)
185
Games Played
200
-
Per Game
Games Started
200
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
17532
87.7
Per Game
Goals
38
0.2
Per Game
Assists
31
0.2
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

One of the positive things to come from Ron Atkinson’s period as manager of Coventry City was his ability to attract the big players to Highfield Road. They didn’t come much bigger than the Scottish international captain who had been a significant cog in the Leeds United machine during the early 1990s and helped them win the League Championship in 1992. In 1996 he became the highest paid player in the Coventry City’s history and at £3 million a club record signing when he rejected a contract at Elland Road and arrived at the club . His first season was not memorable as City struggled against relegation but on two significant occasions his dead ball deliveries came to the rescue. First at Anfield his delightful corners bemused David James and City stole three points, then, he made both the goals in the 2-1 victory at Tottenham which extracted the Sky Blues from the relegation mire on a tense final day. The following season as Strachan finally got the team winning regularly, Gary was on the sideline injured but he blossomed in the next two seasons and was deservedly Player of the Season in 1999-2000 despite strong claims from Keane and Hadji and his 13 goals even topped the precocious Keane’s total and was the best scoring season of his long and illustrious career. His contract was over that summer and his tremendous form had attracted the interest of Liverpool. He had a golden season at Anfield helping the Reds win three major trophies. In 2002 he returned to Coventry as player-manager and although his talent shone brightly on the pitch he was hampered by a lack of funds to sign decent players. In January 2004 he stepped down from the post to nurse his sick wife who subsequently died. After a long spell out of the game he returned as manager of Leeds United in early 2008 and lead the team to the League 1 play-off final where they lost to Doncaster. Gary played for Motherwell and Leicester before joining Leeds and won 57 full caps for his country.

Penalties (17 - 16 scored)
1996-97
26 December 1996 v Leeds United A, scored
28 December 1996 v Middlesbrough H, scored
3 May 1997 v Derby County H, scored
1997-98
1 October 1997 v Blackpool H, scored x2
1998-99
5 December 1998 v Wimbledon A, scored
1999-00
14 August 1999 v Wimbledon A, scored
11 September 1999 v Leeds United H, scored
31 October 1999 v Watford H, scored
15 January 2000 v Wimbledon H, scored
2002-03
14 September 2002 v Grimsby Town H, scored
21 September 2002 v Wimbledon A, scored
9 November 2002 v Burnley A, scored
4 January 2003 v Cardiff City A, scored
2003-04
16 August 2003 v Walsall H, missed (hit post and gathered by keeper)
25 November 2003 v Norwich City A, scored
8 December 2003 v Sunderland H, scored

Free kick goals (2)
1998-99
13 February 1999 v Everton A
2002-03
11 September 2002 v Colchester United H

Championship (England)
2003-2004
Coventry City
14
14
1178′
3 (2)
2
2002-2003
Coventry City
41
41
3499′
3
7 (3)
7
55
55
0
4677′
3
0
0
10 (5)
9
0
FA Cup (England)
2002-2003
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (1)
1
1999-2000
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1
2
1998-1999
Coventry City
3
3
257′
1 (0)
3
1996-1997
Coventry City
4
4
360′
13
13
0
1157′
1
0
0
2 (1)
6
0
Worthington Cup (England)
2002-2003
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
1999-2000
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
2 (0)
1998-1999
Coventry City
1
1
90′
5
5
0
450′
1
0
0
3 (0)
0
0
Premier League (England)
1999-2000
Coventry City
38
38
3364′
2
11 (4)
4
1998-1999
Coventry City
29
29
2565′
5
3 (2)
2
1997-1998
Coventry City
14
14
1149′
1
1
1996-1997
Coventry City
38
38
3420′
1
6 (3)
9
119
119
0
10498′
9
0
0
20 (9)
16
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
4
4
390′
2 (2)
1996-1997
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1 (0)
8
8
0
750′
0
0
0
3 (2)
0
0
Totals:
200
200
0
17532′
14
0
0
38 (17)
31
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Nationwide Football League First Division 2003-2004
Nationwide Football League First Division 2003-2004
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 1:1
85`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
44`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:2
61`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
88`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
90`
Nationwide Football League First Division 2002-2003
Nationwide Football League First Division 2002-2003
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 0:0
79`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
L 0:4
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 2:2
55`
1
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:0
88`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:2
28`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 2:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 3:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
54`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
FA Cup 2002-2003
FA Cup 2002-2003
Coventry City
Rochdale
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Worthington Cup 2002-2003
Worthington Cup 2002-2003
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 4:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
W 4:0
45`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 4:1
85`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
84`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 3:4
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 0:1
90`
FA Cup 1999-2000
FA Cup 1999-2000
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
L 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:3
90`
Worthington Cup 1999-2000
Worthington Cup 1999-2000
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 5:1
90`
1
FA Carling Premiership 1998-1999
FA Carling Premiership 1998-1999
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 1:1
70`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
W 1:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 4:0
87`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 1:1
88`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:0
84`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
W 1:2
89`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
77`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1998-1999
FA Cup 1998-1999
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:3
77`
Coventry City
Macclesfield Town
H
W 7:0
90`
3
Worthington Cup 1998-1999
Worthington Cup 1998-1999
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 4:0
31`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:2
38`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coca-Cola Cup 1997-1998
Coca-Cola Cup 1997-1998
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 1:0
120`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Blackpool
H
W 3:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Blackpool
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 2:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
90`
FA Cup 1996-1997
FA Cup 1996-1997
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Woking
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Woking
H
D 1:1
90`
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Liverpool
Sat, 01 Jul, 2000
Free
Coventry City
Liverpool
Sat, 01 Jul, 2000
Free
Leeds United
Coventry City
Fri, 26 Jul, 1996
£3,000,000
Leeds United
Coventry City
Fri, 26 Jul, 1996
£3,000,000

Scotland, 13 caps (as captain), 1 goal

1996-97
31 August 1996 Austria v Scotland, Vienna, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 0-0, captain, booked
5 October 1996 Latvia v Scotland, Riga, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 0-2, captain, booked
11 February 1997 Estonia v Scotland, Monaco, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 0-0, captain, booked
29 March 1997 Scotland v Estonia, Kilmarnock, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 2-0, captain
2 April 1997 Scotland v Austria, Celtic Park, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 2-0, captain, replaced
30 April 1997 Sweden v Scotland, Gothenberg, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 2-1, captain
27 May 1997 Scotland v Wales, Kilmarnock, friendly, 0-1, captain
1 June 1997 Malta v Scotland, Ta'Qali, friendly, 2-3, captain
8 June 1997 Belarus v Scotland, Minsk, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 0-1, captain, goal (pen)
1997-98
7 September 1997 Scotland v Belarus, Aberdeen, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 4-1, captain, replaced
11 October 1997 Scotland v Latvia, Celtic Park, 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 4, 2-0, captain
12 November 1997 France v Scotland, Saint-Etienne, friendly, 2-1, captain
1998-99
31 March 1999 Scotland v Czech Republic, Celtic Park, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Group 9, 1-2, captain, replaced

3 previous caps with Leicester City and 41 previous caps and 4 goals with Leeds United (total 57 caps, 5 goals).
Selected for FIFA 1990 World Cup, UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996 (as captain) squads.

Scottish Football Hall of Fame and Scottish FA International Roll of Honour.