Scott MacNicol
Personal information
Date of birth 25 February 1983
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rochedale Rovers FC
2003-2004 Dunfermline Athletic F.C.[1] 2 (1)
2004 Forfar Athletic F.C.[2]
2004-2005 Brechin City F.C.[3] 3 (0)
2005-2006 South Melbourne FC[4]
2007-2008[6] Oakleigh Cannons FC[5]
2008 South Melbourne FC[7]
20xx Brisbane Strikers FC[8]
Peninsula Power FC[9]
2014−2017 Rochedale Rovers
Managerial career
2018− Rochedale Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott MacNicol (born 25 February 1983, in Australia) is an Australian retired footballer who now works as head coach of Rochedale Rovers in his home country.[10]

Career

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Playing career

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MacNicol started his senior career with Rochedale Rovers. In 2003, he signed for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League, where he made two appearances and scored zero goals.[11] After that, he played for Scottish clubs Forfar Athletic and Brechin City, and Australian clubs South Melbourne, Oakleigh Cannons, and Peninsula Power before retiring in 2017.

In 2005, MacNicol signed for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League.[12] MacNicol joined Oakleigh Cannons in 2007, but returned to South Melbourne midway though the 2008 Victorian Premier League season.[13][14]

MacNicol joined the Brisbane Strikers ahead of the 2009 Queensland State League season.[15]

Coaching career

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On his return to Rochedale Rovers in 2014, he took on a coaching and technical role with the club.[16]

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Celtic win keeps pressure on". BBC Sport. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Loons in for Pars ace Scott". The Mirror. 13 March 2004. p. 71. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via The Free Library.
  3. ^ Brechin City Football Club Profile
  4. ^ 2005 Victorian Premier League Results OzFootball
  5. ^ 2007 Victorian Premier League Results OzFootball
  6. ^ New players for Knights Tapatalk
  7. ^ South sign former championship winning midfielder SMFC
  8. ^ Brisbane Strikers seek double glory in Queensland State League The Courier Mail
  9. ^ Kinds of goals Socceraust
  10. ^ Rochedale Rovers announce Scott Macnicol Rochedale Rovers FC
  11. ^ Soccer Base Profile
  12. ^ Desira, Peter (25 January 2005). "MacNicol for South". Herald Sun. p. 76.
  13. ^ "Bring on the big league". Heidelberg Leader. 28 February 2007. p. 30.
  14. ^ "Finals on the cards - for South Melbourne". Port Phillip Leader. 2 June 2008. p. 52.
  15. ^ Burke, Dominic (6 March 2009). "Strikers out to turn tables on champions". The Courier-Mail. p. 107. ProQuest 353819227. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  16. ^ Boswell, Tom (4 September 2014). "MacNicol set for Rovers return". Albert & Logan News. Nationwide News. p. 95.
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Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Australian soccer players Category:Australian expatriate soccer players Category:Expatriate footballers in Scotland Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players Category:Brechin City F.C. players Category:South Melbourne FC players Category:Oakleigh Cannons FC players Category:Brisbane Strikers FC players Category:Men's association football midfielders