Don McVicar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Don McVicar

Scottish footballer

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1962

Place of Birth: Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Jan-2006

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Don McVicar

  • Donald Frederick "Don" McVicar (6 November 1962 – 31 January 2006) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a left back.
  • He spent most of his career at St Johnstone and made a total of 263 appearances, scoring 12 goals in two spells with the club.
  • A winner of the first division championship with St Johnstone in 1982-83, he had an even happier second spell at Perth.
  • He played an integral role under Alex Totten to help the club gain promotion from the second division in 1987-88 and then captained the team to the first division title again in 1989-90.McVicar also played for Tranmere Rovers, Montrose, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic, Arbroath and Elgin City.
  • McVicar died on 31 January 2006, after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease.
  • Geoff Brown, then St Johnstone chairman, said: "It is sad news to hear, obviously for his family and all Perth supporters.Don was highly thought of by fans because of his strong left-foot and the fact he tackled extremely hard.
  • He was a supporters' type of player."

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