Dave MacLaren
Personal information
Full name David MacLaren
Date of birth (1934-06-12)12 June 1934
Place of birth Auchterarder, Scotland
Date of death 6 December 2016(2016-12-06) (aged 82)
Place of death Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953 Hong Kong FC (0)
1954–1955 Penang (0)
1956–1957 Dundee 1 (0)
1957–1960 Leicester City 85 (0)
1960–1965 Plymouth Argyle 131 (0)
1965–1966 Wolverhampton Wanderers 44 (0)
1966–1967 Southampton 22 (0)
Total 283 (0)
International career
1954 Malaya 1 (0)
1954–1955 Malaya XI 2 (0)
Managerial career
1970–1971 Malaysia
1972–1976 Sydney City
1977–1979 South Melbourne Hellas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David MacLaren (12 June 1934 – 6 December 2016) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Although born in Scotland, he spent most of his playing career in England, before turning to management in Malaysia and Australia.

Playing career

While completing his National Service as a radar technician in the RAAF, MacLaren represented Hong Kong FC and helped Penang win the Malaya Cup in 1954.[1][2] He also attracted the attention of Chelsea manager, Ted Drake to signing him for Chelsea before he returned to Scotland and joined Dundee.[3] He managed only one first team appearance for the team though, before heading to England in January 1957, where he would spend the rest of his playing career.[4]

He joined Leicester City and immediately won promotion to the First Division as he became first choice, but he lost his place to the emerging Gordon Banks during the 1959–60 season. McLaren took this as his cue to depart and joined Second Division Plymouth Argyle at the end of the season.[5]

The goalkeeper made more appearances for Plymouth than any of his other league clubs (131 league games) over five seasons in the second tier, before being signed by Wolves in early 1965. He spent only one full season at Molineux as the club attempted to regain their top flight status at the first attempt in 1965–66, but fell short.[6]

MacLaren got a chance to return to the First Division though when newly promoted Southampton signed him soon into the following season, despite McLaren having been in goal for Wolves when Southampton had scored nine against them in the previous season (in a 9–3 victory).[7]

He lasted just a single season at The Dell, making 22 league appearances, before losing his place to Eric Martin. After leaving Southampton he joined non-league Worcester City.[8]

MacLaren died in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia on 6 December 2016 after a long illness.[9][10]

International career

While in Penang, he was selected in a Malaya national football team and played in exhibition matches. On 18 September 1954, he played for Malaya against Singapore in a 3–0 defeat.[11] He then played for Malaya against Kalmar FF in a 1–1 draw on 20 November 1954.[12]

The following year, on 11 February 1955, he played against Admira in a 1–1 draw.[13]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he took on a new challenge in Malaysia as manager of Malaysia national team between 1970 and 1971. As national manager, MacLaren guided Malaysia to qualify for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as group leaders.[3]

After that, he returned to Australia to manage Sydney City. In 1977, he became South Melbourne Hellas manager for two years.[14]

Personal life

MacLaren's brothers, Jimmy and Roy, were also professional footballers. All three MacLaren brothers were goalkeepers.[15]

Honours

Player

Penang

Leicester City

Individual

Manager

Sydney City

References

  1. ^ "Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1954 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary: Dave Maclaren, well-travelled goalkeeper and football coach". Scotsman. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "An appreciation: Dave Maclaren". Southamptonfc. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Dave MacLaren". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Dave MacLaren". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  6. ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers » Fixtures & Results 1965/1966-Worldfootball. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ Championship 1965/1966 » 2.Round-Worldfootball. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ 1967-68 Championship-Worcester City FC. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Remembering Dave MacLaren". Plymouth Argyle FC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Dave Maclaren RIP". SaintsWeb. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  11. ^ "S'pore beat the MacLaren bogey for 3-0 victory". National Library of Singapore.
  12. ^ "Kalmar FF tour of South East Asia 1954". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Federation led Admira till six minutes from end". National Library of Singapore.
  14. ^ "History-1970's-South Melbourne FC". Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  15. ^ a b c "Dave Maclaren: 1934 – 2016". Wolves Heroes. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1954 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  17. ^ Dave Maclaren | SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2022 (Google Image).
  18. ^ a b c d "Australian Soccer 1965 to 1977 and Beyond (web.archive)". Aust Soccer. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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