Marc McKenzie

Marc McKenzie
Personal information
Full name Marc McKenzie
Date of birth (1985-07-11) 11 July 1985
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Stirling Albion
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)
2014East Fife (loan) 12 (1)
2014–2015 Albion Rovers 32 (6)
2015–2016 Elgin City 30 (1)
2016– Stirling Albion 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:27, 15 July 2016 (UTC).


Marc McKenzie (born 11 July 1985)[1] is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stirling Albion. McKenzie has previously played for Stenhousemuir, East Stirlingshire, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Elgin City and twice for Albion Rovers.

Career

McKenzie's first professional contract was with Albion Rovers after coming up through their youth academy. 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]

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]

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.

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] In June 2015, after 18 months with The Wee Rovers, McKenzie signed for Elgin City on a one-year contract.[17] After one season, McKenzie signed for Scottish League Two rivals Stirling Albion in May 2016.[18]

Career statistics

As of 24 March 2012[14][19]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Albion Rovers 2002–03 1000000010
2003–04 110000000110
2004–05 321103120382
Stenhousemuir 2005–06 6000101080
East Stirlingshire 2005–06 100000000100
2006–07 315101010345
2007–08 261201000291
2008–09 332201040402
2009–10 290001020320
Cowdenbeath 2010–11 302101030352
2011–12 30122010003312
Total 239 23 9 0 10 1 13 0 271 24

References

  1. "Marc McKenzie profile". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. "Albion Rovers 2 Stirling 1". Albion Mad. 26 April 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. "2003/2004 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  4. "QoS 1–2 Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. "East Fife 0–4 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  6. "Queen's Park 1–2 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  7. 1 2 "2005/2006 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  8. "Montrose 2–0 East Stirlingshire". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. "E Stirlingshire 5–0 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  10. "Marc McKenzie Profile". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  11. "Raith Rovers 0 v 1 Cowdenbeath". Scottish Football League. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  12. "Cowdenbeath 0–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  13. "Cowdenbeath 1–3 Queen of South". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Marc McKenzie Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  15. "Blue Brazil bring back seven". Scottish Football League. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  16. "East Fife bring in McKenzie". SPFL. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  17. "McKenzie signs for City". Elgin City FC. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  18. Morton, Donald (11 May 2016). "First arrivals at Forthbank as Stirling Albion look to build promotion winning squad". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  19. "Marc McKenzie Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
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