Stuart McCall was a Scottish football player who played in central midfield. He is currently assistant manager at Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ...

Biography

Stuart McCall was born in Leeds on 10th June. His father was Andy McCall, who played football for Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United and Halifax Town. He has dual Scottish and English nationality. Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Halifax Town A.F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ...

Playing Career

Stuart was a product of Bradford City’s youth system and made his debut at Reading on 28 August 1982, when he deputised for that other great City legend Ces Podd. Stuart became an integral part of the team that swept to the Third Division Championship in 1984-85. Of course, that feat was overshadowed by the Bradford City Fire in 1985, in which Stuart's dad was badly injured. Stuart was outspoken about City’s failure to strengthen the side when promotion to the top flight beckoned in 1987-88. When promotion was missed by one point on the last day of the season, it was almost inevitable that the young duo of John Hendrie and Stuart would leave for greater things. Stuart joined Everton in June 1988 for £850,000. He made a slow start to his Goodison Park career, but during the FA Cup final of 1989 he finally made his mark. Coming off the bench, he scored twice to take the final into extra time. Sadly his feat was eclipsed by another substitute - Liverpool's Ian Rush -scored twice, securing victory for Liverpool F.C In 1991 Stuart joined Rangers, where he won everything the Scottish game had to offer. In the summer of 1998, he returned to Bradford and captained the side to promotion to the Premier League. The subsequent survival owed much to Stuart's guile and sheer work rate in the middle of the park. Sadly, relegation followed in 2001 and at the end of the following season he was released by then manager Nicky Law. As a final hurrah, in April 2002 Stuart’s testimonial - against his other great love Rangers - attracted over 21,000 to Valley Parade. Later that summer he joined Sheffield United where he is still an integral part of their side - despite his 39 years. Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ... John Hendrie (born 1963) is a Scottish footballer, although he is best remembered for his achievements in English football. ... Everton is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside. ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Ian Rush (born October 20, 1961) is a Welsh footballer. ... Liverpool Football Club is the most successful English football team, having won 4 European Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First Division) titles. ... In general, a ranger is a keeper, guardian, or soldier that ranges over a region to protect the area or enforce law. ... In general, a ranger is a keeper, guardian, or soldier that ranges over a region to protect the area or enforce law. ... Valley Parade, currently known under a naming-rights contract as Bradford and Bingley Stadium, is the home ground of Bradford City F.C. in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ...

Coaching Carer

He retired in 2005 from prefessional football and became assistant manager at Sheffield United under Neil Warnock Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ... Neil Warnock sending instructions to his team Neil Warnock (born December 1, 1948) is the current football manager of Sheffield United. ...

International Career

He was picked for England and Scotland U-21s on the same day in 1984 and, after much agonising, chose England. However, he remained on the substitutes bench. His heart eventually overcame his head, and he switched to Scotland and made his debut for them in March 1988 - ironically against England. Perhaps the highlight of Stuart's career came when he represented Scotland in the Italia 1990 World Cup, where he scored against Sweden. He also played in Euro '96 for Scotland, but missed out on World Cup 1998. He was capped a total of 40 times for Scotland, scoring one goal.