Malcolm Macdonald played for Fulham, Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal and England.
15 Facts About Malcolm Macdonald
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Malcolm Macdonald was top scorer in the English First Division with Newcastle in 1975 and with Arsenal in 1977.
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Malcolm Macdonald started his career as a full back before switching to centre forward.
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Malcolm Macdonald made an immediate impact by scoring a hat-trick on his home debut against Liverpool.
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Malcolm Macdonald top scored again in 1973,1974,1975 and 1976.
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Malcolm Macdonald was the club's top scorer for two consecutive seasons and was the top scorer for the First Division in 1977.
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Malcolm Macdonald played three games during the middle of the 1977 National Soccer League season, scoring on his debut against West Adelaide, playing at home against Brisbane Lions and most notably scoring twice against St George, which drew a capacity crowd to Middle Park, providing a rare high point to an otherwise poor season for Hellas.
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Malcolm Macdonald spent a couple of months in Sweden with Djurgarden, after which he announced his retirement from playing at the premature age of 29 in August 1979.
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Malcolm Macdonald's feat spawned the newspaper headline "SuperMac 5, Cyprus 0".
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Malcolm Macdonald appeared on the TV show Superstars in 1975, where he ran 100m in 10.9 seconds.
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Malcolm Macdonald worked extensively for Real Radio North East, presenting, firstly in 2000, the Legends Football Phone-In, alongside Bernie Slaven and Micky Horswill.
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Malcolm Macdonald writes a regular column for the retro football magazine Backpass.
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In 2011, Malcolm Macdonald was strongly critical of Newcastle United's decision to change their stadium name from St James' Park to the Sports Direct Arena.
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Malcolm Macdonald said that the pain from his long-standing knee injury led to an increasing dependence on alcohol.
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Malcolm Macdonald is married to Carol, the former wife of Brian Johnson.