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Garry McAllister
Personal information
Full name	Gary McAllister
Date of birth	December 25, 1964 (age 42)
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Playing position	Midfield
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1981-1985 1985-1990 1990-1996 1996-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003	Motherwell Leicester City Leeds United Coventry City Liverpool Coventry City	059 0(6) 201 (47) 231 (31) 119 (20) 055 0(5) 055 (10)
National team
1990-1997	Scotland	057 0(5)
Teams managed
2002-2003	Coventry City
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964, in Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He began his playing career at Motherwell, scoring 8 goals in 70 appearances, until his fine performance in the 1985 Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic caught the eye of Leicester City manager Gordon Milne. He signed for the English club, along with Motherwell team-mate Ally Mauchlen, for a combined fee of £250,000 in 1985.

McAllister went on to play for Leeds United, Coventry City and Liverpool He was also a Scotland international and is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having won over 50 caps.

Though serving for a relatively short time at Anfield, he played an integral role in the team that won a treble of cups in 2000 & 2001. His ability to play central midfield or on either wing made him a useful weapon in the armoury of then manager Gérard Houllier, who described McAllister as his "most inspirational signing."

Gary was also known for his ability with the dead-ball and frequently demonstrated that skill as he presided over most of Liverpool's set pieces that season scoring a memorable long range free-kick against local rivals Everton which cemented him into Anfield folklore, many suggesting the club had signed him 10 years too late. He also made a strong impression on the younger members of ths squad, and seemed to inspire players around him when they found themselves in a corner.

McAllister also had a spell in management with former club Coventry. However, he resigned for family reasons, his wife, Denise, having been ill with breast cancer. She died on 3 March 2006, aged 38.

In 2001, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to football.

Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Coventry City	2003/04	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2002/03	41	7	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	46	9
Club	Season	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool	2001/02	25	0	0	0	1	1	11	0	1	1	38	2
	2000/01	30	5	5	0	5	0	9	2	0	0	49	7
Coventry City	1999/00	38	11	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	43	13
	1998/99	29	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	4
	1997/98	14	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	18	2
	1996/97	38	6	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	46	7
Leeds United	1995/96	36	5	6	3	8	1	4	1	0	0	54	10
	1994/95	41	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	47	6
	1993/94	42	8	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	47	8
	1992/93	32	5	4	2	3	1	5	2	1	0	45	10
Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Leeds United	1991/92	42	5	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	47	5
	1990/91	38	2	6	1	7	2	0	0	4	1	55	6
Leicester City	1989/90	43	10	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	43	10
	1988/89	46	11	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	46	11
	1987/88	42	9	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	42	9
	1986/87	39	10	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	39	10
	1985/86	31	7	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	31	7
Club	Season	Scott Prem		Scott Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Motherwell	1985/86	1	0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	1	0
Club	Season	Scott League		Scott Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Motherwell	1984/85	35	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	35	6
Club	Season	Scott Prem		Scott Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Motherwell	1983/84	21	0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	21	0
	1982/83	1	0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	1	0
Club	Season	Scott League		Scott Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Motherwell	1981/82	1	0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	1	0
Total		720	119	42	8	45	11	29	5	6	2	842	145

Motherwell

• 1984/85 Scottish League First Division (Level 2)

Leeds United

• 1991/92 League Championship (Level 1)
• 1992/93 Charity Shield

Runner Up

• 1995/96 League Cup

Liverpool

• 2000/01 League Cup
• 2000/01 FA Cup
• 2000/01 UEFA Cup
• 2001/02 Charity Shield
• 2001/02 European Super Cup

Preceded by Roland Nilsson

Coventry City F.C. manager 2002-2003

Succeeded by Eric Black

	Scotland squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton | 2 McLeish | 3 Aitken | 4 Gough | 5 McStay | 6 Malpas | 7 Johnston | 8 Bett | 9 McCoist | 10 MacLeod | 11 Gillespie | 12 Goram | 13 Durie | 14 McInally | 15 Levein | 16 McCall | 17 McKimmie | 18 Collins | 19 McPherson | 20 McAllister | 21 Fleck | 22 Gunn | Coach: Roxburgh