Kenny McDowall

Kenneth McDowall (born 29 July 1963) is a Scottish football coach and former player.

Kenny McDowall
Personal information
Full name Kenneth McDowall
Date of birth (1963-07-29) 29 July 1963
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
Drumchapel Amateurs
1980–1981 Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Partick Thistle 67 (19)
1984–1993 St Mirren 178 (19)
Total 245 (38)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Rangers (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

During his playing career, McDowall played for Partick Thistle and St Mirren; he was top scorer for formative club Partick in 1983–84[1] when playing as a striker after replacing his friend Mo Johnston who had left the Jags for England a year earlier,[2] and after transferring to St Mirren soon afterwards (involving a £30,000 cash-plus-player deal involving Alan Logan)[3] he featured in the 1987 Scottish Cup Final as the Buddies defeated Dundee United 1–0.[4] Later converting to a midfielder (and deputising in an emergency for injured goalkeeper Campbell Money),[5] he made a total of 291 appearances for St Mirren before retiring due to injury in 1993, and was rewarded with a testimonial in 1996[6] after twelve years service at the Paisley club, including the last three as coach and assistant manager.

Coaching career

After his playing career, he went into coaching and was appointed youth and reserve coach at Celtic in 1997.

After ten years at Celtic, McDowall switched to Glasgow rivals Rangers, working alongside manager Walter Smith and assistant manager Ally McCoist.[7] At the end of the 2010–11 season and with Smith's departure, McDowall went from being first team coach to assistant manager under McCoist. After McCoist was placed on gardening leave on 21 December 2014, McDowall was given control of the first team until the end of the 2014–15 season.[8] His first game in charge of Rangers was a 4–0 defeat against Hibernian at Easter Road.[9] On 19 January, McDowall stated his intention to resign.[10] Rangers said that he would work a 12-month notice period before leaving the club.[10] McDowall left Rangers in March 2015, soon after a new board of directors had taken control.[11]

Managerial statistics
As of 12 March 2015
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Rangers (caretaker) December 2014 March 2015 10 3 3 4 030.00

References
  1. 1980 - Easter Youth in Lille, Partick Thistle History Archive
  2. Kenny sets his sights on top, Evening Times, 29 September 1984, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  3. 1984 Logan Arrives McDowall Departs, Partick Thistle History Archive
  4. Reynolds, Jim (18 May 1987). "Ferguson's extra effort ends longest day". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. Dundee Utd 2 St Mirren 3 | League (Premier Division), Arab Archive
  6. Photo: 1996 Kenny McDowall Benefit, Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. "Smith appointed boss of Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2007.
  8. McLaughlin, Chris (21 December 2014). "Ally McCoist: Rangers manager leaves club & on gardening leave". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  9. "Rangers can still win promotion, says Kenny McDowall". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  10. "Rangers: Kenny McDowall trains first team after resigning". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  11. "Kenny McDowall: Caretaker manager departs Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.


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