Alan McDonald

Born on : October 12, 1963 at Belfast

Date of death : June 23, 2012

Nationality : Northern Ireland

Height : 1m88

Weight : 79 kg

Number of international caps : 52 (3 goals)

First cap : vs Romania 16/10/1985

First international goal : vs Denmark 26/03/1986

Main position
Central defender	75%

Manager careerLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 19:12

V D L

Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2009/2010	Glentoran	1	30	47%14	27%8	27%8	3	44	46	36	2			100%2	Champions League2e t2e tour	0	10	7	71%5	14%1	14%1	Irish Cup6e t6e tour Co-operative Insurance Cup1/2 1/2 finales	15	7								39	49%19	23%9	28%11		61	53
2008/2009	Glentoran	1	38	63%24	24%9	13%5	1	81	63	36	2		50%1	50%1	(C3) UEFA CupPréPréliminaire	1	3	8	50%4	13%1	38%3	Irish Cup1/4 1/4 de finale Co-operative InsuranceCup1/2 1/2 finales	13	8								48	58%28	23%11	19%9		77	47
2007/2008	Glentoran	1	30	73%22	17%5	10%3	2	71	69	24	2			100%2	(C3) UEFA CupPréPréliminaire	0	9	12	75%9	8%1	17%2	Irish Cup1/4 1/4 de finale Co-operative InsuranceCup1/2 1/2 finales	26	10								44	70%31	14%6	16%7		95	43
Total			98	61%60	22%22	16%16	6	196	178	96	6	0%	17%1	83%5		1	22	27	67%18	11%3	22%6		54	25								131	60%78	20%26	21%27		233	143

McDonald's career statisticsLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 19:12

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1997/1998

Swindon Town

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Swindon Town	League Cup	2					3		180	0	100%		100%			0%	50%	50%
Swindon Town	FA Cup	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1996/1997

QPR

480

Club	Competition															V	D	L
QPR	League Cup	2					4		210	0	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%
QPR	FA Cup	3	1		270		5		270	0	100%		75%			67%	0%	33%

1995/1996

QPR

2274

2814

Club	Competition											V	D	L
QPR	Premier League	27	1	2274	33	5	2274	96%	1	71%	8	30%	11%	59%
QPR	League Cup	3			3		255	100%		75%		33%	33%	33%
QPR	FA Cup	2			2	1	180	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
N. Ireland	Euro Qualifying	1			1		15	0%	1	33%		100%	0%	0%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	1			2		90	100%		33%		0%	0%	100%

1994/1995

QPR

3484

4727

Club	Competition												V	D	L
QPR	Premier League	39	1	3484	2	50	10	3484	6	100%	93%	7	44%	23%	33%
QPR	League Cup	3				4	2	270	0	100%	100%		67%	0%	33%
QPR	FA Cup	4				2	3	360	0	100%	100%		75%	0%	25%
N. Ireland	Euro Qualifying	5				6	1	450	0	100%	83%	3	40%	20%	40%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	2				4		163	0	100%	100%		0%	0%	100%

1993/1994

QPR

1057

1327

Club	Competition											V	D	L
QPR	Premier League	12	1	1057	14	3	1057	6	100%	29%	2	50%	33%	17%
QPR	League Cup	1			2		90	0	100%			0%	0%	100%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2			2		180	0	100%	67%		0%	50%	50%

1992/1993

QPR

720

3990

Club	Competition															V	D	L
QPR	Premier League	37					48	6	3270	0	100%		88%	5		43%	27%	30%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	8	1		720		9	3	720	0	100%		100%			50%	13%	38%

1991/1992

QPR

360

2835

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	28			25	12	2475	96%	1	67%	36%	46%	18%
N. Ireland	Euro Qualifying	1	1	90		1	90	100%		33%	100%	0%	0%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	2			2		180	100%		100%	0%	50%	50%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1			2		90	100%		100%	0%	100%	0%

1990/1991

QPR

Club	Competition															V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	17					28	3	1440	0	100%		45%			24%	24%	53%
N. Ireland	Euro Qualifying	4					4	1	360	0	100%		80%			0%	75%	25%

1989/1990

QPR

Club	Competition							V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	27	33	9	2430	100%	71%	33%	30%	37%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2	5		180	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	1		1	90	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%

1988/1989

QPR

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	28		28	11	2475	96%	3	74%		36%	29%	36%
QPR	Simod Cup	1		1		90	100%				0%	0%	100%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3	1	5	1	270	100%		60%	1	0%	33%	67%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	1		1		90	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%

1987/1988

QPR

1065

1215

Club	Competition									V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	36	3	1065	32	16	3195	100%	90%	50%	25%	25%
N. Ireland	Euro Qualifying	2			3	1	180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	2			1	1	180	100%	67%	0%	100%	0%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1				1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%

1986/1987

QPR

878

990

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	39	4	878	1	62	9	3510	100%	93%	31%	28%	41%
N. Ireland	Euro Qualifying	4				7	1	360	100%	100%	0%	25%	75%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	1				1		90	100%	100%	0%	100%	0%

1985/1986

QPR

720

4590

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	42			64	9	3780	0	100%	100%	36%	17%	48%
QPR	League Cup	1			3		90	0	100%		0%	0%	100%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2				2	180	0	100%	67%	50%	50%	0%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	3	1	270	2	1	270	0	100%	100%	33%	67%	0%
N. Ireland	World Cup	3			6		270	5	100%	100%	0%	33%	67%

1984/1985

QPR

1350

Club	Competition															V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	16	1		1350		25	4	1350	0	94%	1	38%			31%	25%	44%

1983/1984

QPR

Club	Competition															V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	5					2	3	450	0	100%		12%			60%	0%	40%

1982/1983

QPR

1981/1982

QPR

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Runner-ups

League Cup

1986

Manager's titles

Victories

NIFL Premiership

2009

Runner-ups

NIFL Premiership

2008

Transfers

01/07/07 > 01/03/10	Glentoran	mana.
12/02/07 > 30/06/07	Glentoran	a. m.
01/07/00 > 01/07/08	N. Ireland U-21	a. m.
20/05/97 > 01/07/02	Swindon Town	y. c.

01/06/98 > 23/06/12	Retired
20/05/97 > 31/05/98	Swindon Town	Free
24/03/83 > 31/05/83	Charlton	Loan
12/08/81 > 20/05/97	QPR

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 19:12

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Glentoran	131	60%78	20%26	21%27	233	143

Player career by clubLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 19:12

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
N. Ireland	52	3	1529	4588	4	98%51	25%13	42%22
QPR	373	12	2750	33005	22	99%369	38%143	37%139
Swindon Town	3			270		100%3	0%0	67%2

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Distillery	13	8	26	10
Coleraine	12	8	22	20
Glenavon	10	8	23	10
Cliftonville	9	7	18	11
Institute	7	6	17	4
Ballymena	10	5	23	15
Portadown	7	5	11	6
Newry City	7	5	10	4
Swifts	10	4	10	6
Armagh City	4	4	14	0
Larne	4	4	10	4
Linfield	11	3	11	13
Crusaders	10	3	9	8
Bangor	3	3	6	2
Limavady	3	2	6	1
Celtic	3	1	9	6
Ballyclare	1	1	2	1
Omagh United	1	1	5	0
Mac. Haïfa	2	0	0	10
AIK Solna	2	0	0	9

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Everton	21	6	0
Arsenal	17	5	2
Aston Villa	17	9	0
West Ham	17	8	0
S Wednesday	17	6	1
Ipswich Town	9	4	0
Tottenham	20	6	0
Man City	14	3	0
Norwich City	14	4	0
Luton Town	12	4	0
Palace	9	3	0
Watford	9	5	1
Chelsea	19	5	1
Man United	17	2	1
Southampton	16	7	0
Coventry	15	4	0
Newcastle	13	7	0
Charlton	6	2	0
Wimbledon FC	15	5	2
Sheffield U	5	4	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Linfield	11	4	13
Ballymena	10	4	15
Crusaders	10	3	8
Coleraine	12	3	20
Mac. Haïfa	2	2	10
AIK Solna	2	2	9
Portadown	7	2	6
Cliftonville	9	2	11
Metalurgs	2	1	3
Swifts	10	1	6
Limavady	3	1	1
Newry City	7	1	4
Celtic	3	1	6

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Man United	17	11	28
Liverpool	16	11	27
Everton	21	9	31
Arsenal	17	8	23
Tottenham	20	8	29
Coventry	15	7	22
Southampton	16	7	28
Wimbledon FC	15	7	22
Chelsea	19	6	23
Blackburn	7	6	11
Man City	14	6	20
S Wednesday	17	6	26
Nottingham	14	6	27
Norwich City	14	6	17
Aston Villa	17	5	19
West Ham	17	5	17
Newcastle	13	4	16
Spain	4	3	9
Yugoslavia	3	3	7
Palace	9	3	9

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1997/1998	Swindon Town	0%	67%	3	30%	48%	46	-
1996/1997	QPR	60%	40%	5	38%	34%	47	-
1995/1996	QPR	31%	56%	32	17%	58%	12	Very positive
1994/1995	QPR	48%	33%	46	0%	100%	3	-
1993/1994	QPR	46%	23%	13	38%	38%	34	Slightly positive
1992/1993	QPR	43%	30%	37	36%	45%	11	Slightly positive
1991/1992	QPR	36%	18%	28	24%	48%	21	Positive
1990/1991	QPR	24%	53%	17	37%	37%	27	Negative
1989/1990	QPR	33%	37%	27	35%	26%	23	Very slightly negative
1988/1989	QPR	34%	38%	29	41%	27%	22	Slightly negative
1987/1988	QPR	50%	25%	36	33%	42%	12	Positive
1986/1987	QPR	31%	41%	39	40%	40%	10	Slightly negative
1985/1986	QPR	35%	49%	43	67%	11%	9	Very negative
1984/1985	QPR	31%	44%	16	38%	36%	39	Slightly negative
1983/1984	QPR	60%	40%	5	49%	34%	41	-
1982/1983	QPR	0%	0%	0	57%	26%	35	-
1981/1982	QPR	0%	0%	0	51%	31%	55	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Queens Park Rangers
24/09/1983	D1	Wolverhampton - QPR	0 - 4	First match with the club, first start, first victory
22/10/1983	D1	QPR - Liverpool	0 - 1	First loss
26/12/1984	D1	QPR - Chelsea	2 - 2	First goal
25/03/1987	D1	Leicester - QPR	4 - 1	First own goal
Swindon Town
13/08/1997	LC	Swindon Town - Watford	0 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 19:12

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	353	11	2835	3	31190	99%349	38%133	25%90	37%130
FA Cup	FA Cup	10	1	900		900	100%10	60%6		40%4
League Cup	League Cup	12				1095	100%12	33%4	17%2	50%6
Full Members Cup	Full Members Cup	1				90	100%1			100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	13	1	1153		1153	100%13	15%2	46%6	38%5
World Cup	World Cup	3				270	100%3		33%1	67%2
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	19	1	1710	1	1710	100%19	32%6	26%5	42%8
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	17	1	1455		1455	94%16	29%5	29%5	41%7

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1997/1998	Swindon Town	2	18	52	46	14	10	22	42	73
1996/1997	QPR	2	9	66	46	18	12	16	64	60
1995/1996	QPR	1	19	33	38	9	6	23	38	57
1994/1995	QPR	1	8	60	42	17	9	16	61	59
1993/1994	QPR	1	9	60	42	16	12	14	62	61
1992/1993	QPR	1	5	63	42	17	12	13	63	55
1991/1992	QPR	1	11	54	42	12	18	12	48	47
1990/1991	QPR	1	12	46	38	12	10	16	44	53
1989/1990	QPR	1	11	50	38	13	11	14	45	44
1988/1989	QPR	1	9	53	38	14	11	13	43	37
1987/1988	QPR	1	5	67	40	19	10	11	48	38
1986/1987	QPR	1	16	50	42	13	11	18	48	64
1985/1986	QPR	1	13	52	42	15	7	20	53	64
1984/1985	QPR	1	19	50	42	13	11	18	53	72
1983/1984	QPR	1	5	73	42	22	7	13	67	37
1981/1982	QPR	2	5	69	42	21	6	15	65	43

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 03, 1998	03/05	FD	Round 46	Swindon Town	1 - 2	Sunderland	No data
April 25, 1998	25/04	FD	Round 45	Norwich City	5 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
April 22, 1998	22/04	F	Europe	N. Ireland	1 - 0	Switzerland	Absent
April 18, 1998	18/04	FD	Round 44	Birmingham	3 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
April 13, 1998	13/04	FD	Round 43	Swindon Town	1 - 1	Sheffield U	No data
April 11, 1998	11/04	FD	Round 42	Oxford United	2 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
April 04, 1998	04/04	FD	Round 41	Swindon Town	0 - 1	Charlton	No data
March 25, 1998	25/03	F	Europe	N. Ireland	1 - 0	Slovakia	Absent
March 21, 1998	21/03	FD	Round 39	Swindon Town	1 - 1	Stockport	No data
March 18, 1998	18/03	FD	Round 34	Swindon Town	0 - 0	Wolverhampton	No data
March 14, 1998	14/03	FD	Round 38	QPR	1 - 2	Swindon Town	No data
March 11, 1998	11/03	FD	Round 40	Middlesbrough	6 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
March 07, 1998	07/03	FD	Round 37	Swindon Town	0 - 1	Portsmouth	No data
February 28, 1998	28/02	FD	Round 35	Bury	1 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
February 21, 1998	21/02	FD	Round 33	Swindon Town	1 - 3	Man City	No data
February 17, 1998	17/02	FD	Round 32	Port Vale	0 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
February 10, 1998	10/02	FD	Round 31	Tranmere	3 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
February 07, 1998	07/02	FD	Round 30	Swindon Town	0 - 2	WBA	No data
January 31, 1998	31/01	FD	Round 29	Huddersfield	0 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
January 28, 1998	28/01	FD	Round 28	Swindon Town	1 - 0	Stoke City	No data
January 24, 1998	24/01	FD	Round 36	Bradford	1 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
January 17, 1998	17/01	FD	Round 27	Swindon Town	0 - 2	Reading	No data
January 11, 1998	11/01	FD	Round 26	Crewe	2 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
January 03, 1998	03/01	FAC	3rd round	Swindon Town	1 - 2	Stevenage	90 Minutes
December 28, 1997	28/12	FD	Round 25	Swindon Town	0 - 2	Ipswich Town	No data
December 26, 1997	26/12	FD	Round 24	Nottingham	3 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
December 20, 1997	20/12	FD	Round 23	Swindon Town	1 - 1	Birmingham	No data
December 13, 1997	13/12	FD	Round 22	Sheffield U	2 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
December 06, 1997	06/12	FD	Round 21	Swindon Town	4 - 1	Oxford United	No data
November 28, 1997	28/11	FD	Round 20	Charlton	3 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
November 22, 1997	22/11	FD	Round 19	Swindon Town	1 - 2	Middlesbrough	No data
November 15, 1997	15/11	FD	Round 18	Stockport	4 - 2	Swindon Town	No data
November 08, 1997	08/11	FD	Round 17	Swindon Town	1 - 0	Bradford	No data
November 05, 1997	05/11	FD	Round 16	Swindon Town	3 - 1	QPR	No data
October 31, 1997	31/10	FD	Round 15	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
October 25, 1997	25/10	FD	Round 14	Swindon Town	1 - 0	Norwich City	No data
October 21, 1997	21/10	FD	Round 13	Sunderland	0 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
October 18, 1997	18/10	FD	Round 12	Wolverhampton	3 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
October 11, 1997	11/10	FD	Round 11	Swindon Town	3 - 1	Bury	No data
October 11, 1997	11/10	WCQEZ	Group 9	Portugal	1 - 0	N. Ireland	Absent
October 04, 1997	04/10	FD	Round 10	Swindon Town	4 - 2	Port Vale	No data
September 27, 1997	27/09	FD	Round 9	Man City	6 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
September 20, 1997	20/09	FD	Round 8	WBA	0 - 0	Swindon Town	No data
September 13, 1997	13/09	FD	Round 7	Swindon Town	2 - 1	Tranmere	No data
September 10, 1997	10/09	WCQEZ	Group 9	Albania	1 - 0	N. Ireland	Absent
September 07, 1997	07/09	FD	Round 6	Swindon Town	0 - 0	Nottingham	No data
September 02, 1997	02/09	FD	Round 5	Ipswich Town	2 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
August 30, 1997	30/08	FD	Round 4	Stoke City	1 - 2	Swindon Town	No data
August 26, 1997	26/08	LC	First round	Watford	1 - 1	Swindon Town	90 Minutes
August 23, 1997	23/08	FD	Round 3	Swindon Town	1 - 1	Huddersfield	No data
August 20, 1997	20/08	WCQEZ	Group 9	N. Ireland	1 - 3	Germany	Absent
August 16, 1997	16/08	FD	Round 2	Reading	0 - 1	Swindon Town	No data
August 13, 1997	13/08	LC	First round	Swindon Town	0 - 2	Watford	90 Minutes
August 09, 1997	09/08	FD	Round 1	Swindon Town	2 - 0	Crewe	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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