Michael Mackay
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Michael Mackay is a professional footballer.
He made the move to Durham City
from Birtley Town
where he found the net prolifically scoring 29 goals in his first season. He scored 30 goals before moving to Consett.
Mackay scored a remarkable 43 goals in the first half of the 2006/7 season which tempted Hartlepool to sign him in February 2007.
Mackay scored his first league goal for Hartlepool United on Tuesday 2 October against Carlisle United, and then scored another goal in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy against Lincoln City on the Tuesday 9 October, just a week after scoring his first. Mackay signed a new contract with the club in the summer of 2009.
On 3 August 2009, Mackay signed for Gateshead
on loan for 6 months, making his debut in a 0–3 defeat to Histon
5 days later. Mackay scored his first goal for Gateshead the following week in a 1–2 defeat to Luton Town
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In May 2011 he was not offered a new contract by Hartlepool, along with nine other players from the 2010/11 squad.
He made the move to Durham City
Durham City A.F.C.
Durham City A.F.C. are an English football club that currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They are based in the city of Durham in North East England.-History:...
from Birtley Town
Birtley Town F.C.
Birtley Town F.C. is a football club based in Birtley, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.-History:Although a side from Birtley competed in the inaugural season of the Northern League in 1889–90, the current team were only founded in 1993, when they joined the Wearside League...
where he found the net prolifically scoring 29 goals in his first season. He scored 30 goals before moving to Consett.
Mackay scored a remarkable 43 goals in the first half of the 2006/7 season which tempted Hartlepool to sign him in February 2007.
Mackay scored his first league goal for Hartlepool United on Tuesday 2 October against Carlisle United, and then scored another goal in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy against Lincoln City on the Tuesday 9 October, just a week after scoring his first. Mackay signed a new contract with the club in the summer of 2009.
On 3 August 2009, Mackay signed for Gateshead
Gateshead F.C.
Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....
on loan for 6 months, making his debut in a 0–3 defeat to Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
5 days later. Mackay scored his first goal for Gateshead the following week in a 1–2 defeat to Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
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In May 2011 he was not offered a new contract by Hartlepool, along with nine other players from the 2010/11 squad.