Stuart McCall

Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964), usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers.

Stuart McCall

McCall as Sheffield United coach at Anfield in February 2007
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Stuart Murray McCall
Date of birth	(1964-06-10) 10 June 1964
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Motherwell
Youth career
	Pudsey Juniors
	Holbeck
	Farsley Celtic
1980–1982	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Bradford City	238	(37)
1988–1991	Everton	103	(6)
1991–1998	Rangers	194	(14)
1998–2002	Bradford City	157	(8)
2002–2004	Sheffield United	71	(2)
Total		763	(67)
National team
1988–1990	Scotland U21	2	(0)
1990–1998	Scotland	40	(1)
Teams managed
2000	Bradford City (caretaker)
2007–2010	Bradford City
2010–2014	Motherwell
2015	Rangers (interim)
2016–2018	Bradford City
2018–2019	Scunthorpe United
2020	Bradford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

McCall started his professional career with Bradford City, where he made his senior debut in 1982. He played six seasons at Valley Parade, during which time he won the Division Three championship, a title which was overshadowed by a fire at Bradford's stadium when 56 people died and his father Andy was injured. After missing out on promotion in 1987–88, McCall moved to Everton, for whom he scored twice but finished on the losing side in the 1989 FA Cup Final. In 1991, he moved to Rangers, with whom he spent seven seasons and won six league titles, three Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups. McCall returned to Bradford City as captain to take them into the top division of English football for the first time in 77 years. After four seasons he moved to Sheffield United, where he retired as a player in 2005.

Despite being born in Leeds, England, McCall qualified to play for Scotland through his Scottish father. He won 40 caps for his country and scored one goal in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He also played in two European Championships but his international career ended after he was left out of the 1998 World Cup squad.

McCall was part of the coaching staff during his second spell at Bradford City, briefly serving as caretaker-player manager in 2000. He continued his coaching at Sheffield United and was assistant manager to Neil Warnock until May 2007, when he returned to Bradford City for a third time, this time as manager. He spent two-and-a-half seasons in charge of Bradford City, leaving in February 2010. Just before the end of the year, he took over as Motherwell manager.