Kevin Magee (footballer)

Kevin Magee (born 10 April 1971) is a former Scottish professional footballer, active mainly in the 1990s, who played as a midfielder for Livingston, Montrose, Berwick Rangers, Dundee and Preston North End.

Kevin Magee
Personal information
Full name Kevin Magee
Date of birth (1971-04-10) 10 April 1971
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990-1991 Armadale Thistle
1991-1993 Partick Thistle 11 (0)
1993-1995 Preston North End 26 (1)
1995 Plymouth 4 (0)
1995-1996 Scarborough 28 (1)
1996-1997 Dundee 25 (0)
1997-1999 Livingston 34 (2)
1999 → Montrose (loan)[1] 14 (5)
1999-2001 Berwick Rangers 38 (0)
2001-2002 Montrose 9 (1)
Bathgate Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early playing career

Magee began his career with Armadale before joining Partick Thistle in 1991.

Partick Thistle

Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Monday, 12 August 1991, in a 1–0 win away to Meadowbank Thistle in the SFL First Division.[2] Despite making only one start for the first team over the following two years, he was signed by Preston North End.[3]

Preston North End

A series of injuries, including three broken legs, limited his chances at Preston. He played 29 games, scoring once,[4] and he was released at the end of his contract. During his time at Preston, he played in the same team as David Beckham who was on loan from Manchester United at the time.[5]

Plymouth Argyle

Neil Warnock signed Magee for Plymouth in September 1995 but allowed him to leave on a free transfer less than three months later, citing a lack of versatility as a factor, there being no vacancy in the Argyle side for his preferred left-wing position.[6]

Scarborough and return to Scotland

After spending the remainder of the season with Scarborough,[7] he returned to Scotland with Dundee[8][9] and went on to play for Livingston,[10] Montrose (on loan, scoring five goals in 14 first team appearances),[4] Berwick Rangers before returning to Montrose again and then ending his career in his hometown with Bathgate Thistle.

Personal life

In 2012, Magee sued the police for compensation after his car was stolen and scrapped.[11]

Magee was jailed in 2017 for shoplifting thousands of pounds worth of whisky from shops in St Andrews and Dalwhinnie.[12]

  1. Kevin Magee on Soccerbase

References
  1. "Montrose sign Livingston winger on loan".
  2. "Kevin Magee".
  3. "Colchester Utd 1-1 Preston North End".
  4. "Kevin Magee - Midfielder". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. "Memory match: Becks finds the net for North End". 8 March 2018.
  6. "Friday September 29 1995 Dally Record By ALAN MARSHALL ERIC CANTONA last night admitted he faces the biggest ."
  7. "Scarborough 0-0 Colchester Utd".
  8. "Eager to repay faith of manager".
  9. "Falkirk's double act no laughing matter".
  10. "Livingston 0 Clydebank 0".
  11. "Ex-footballer whose car was stolen then crushed sues police for compensation". 15 July 2012.
  12. "Beckham's former team-mate jailed for whisky theft". Press and Journal. 26 August 2017.
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