Gary MCALLISTER | 1991-1992 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

MCALLISTER PES STATS | 1991-1992

electric_trigger Gary MCALLISTER | 1991-1992 Number: 10 Position: AM, CM, SM Nationality: Scottish Era: 1991-1992, aged 26 Foot: R Side: B Length: 185 Weight: 80 Attack: 82 Defence: 54 Balance: 87 Stamina: 82 Top Speed: 77 Acceleration: 78 Response: 83 Agility: 84 Dribble Accuracy: 86 Dribble Speed: 80 Short Pass Accuracy: 88 Short Pass Speed: 85 Long Pass Acc.: 86 Long Pass Speed: 83 Shot Accuracy: 82 Shot Power: 84 Shot Technique: 83 Free Kick Accuracy: 90 Curling: 86 Header: 80 Jump: 80 Technique: 90 Aggression: 80 Mentality: 80 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 90 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy:6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 *Dribbling *Tactical Dribble *Playmaking *Passing *Middle Shooting *Penalties Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964 in Newarthill, Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional footballer turned Manager. McAllister played primarily as a central midfielder, though he could also play on either wing, in a successful career spanning over twenty years. He started his career at local side Motherwell before moving south of the border to Leicester City at the age of 20. McAllister then went on to play for Leeds United, with whom he won the league championship, and he later had two spells at Coventry City intersected by a brief, yet triumphant, stint at Liverpool. McAllister also represented his national side for nine years, winning 57 caps and scoring five goals. His leadership qualities were soon noticed and he spent four years as Scotland captain in addition to two seasons as Leeds United skipper. He was awarded an MBE in the 2001 New Year Honours in recognition of his contribution to the sport. Early career McAllister began his playing career at his local side Motherwell, where he scored eight 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 winning over 50 caps. He was a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad and captained the 1996 European Football Championship team. Leeds United McAllister arrived at Leeds United on 2 July 1990 for a fee of £1,000,000 and replaced the role vacated by Vinnie Jones when he left for Sheffield United. The club had just achieved promotion to Division One, the top tier of English football at the time. Leeds performed well in McAllister's first season at Elland Road, finishing fourth in the table and reaching the League Cup semi-finals. He formed a strong midfield quartet that season with fellow Scottish international Gordon Strachan and relative youngsters David Batty and Gary Speed. This midfield was the force behind the success of the 1991–92 season, in which Leeds United were crowned League Champions. The title-winning team owed a lot to the midfield. The side had little international talent in attack or defence (although full backs Tony Dorigo and Mel Sterland were both full internationals) and so much of the onus was on Strachan, McAllister, Wales international Speed and England's Batty to provide that required class. The quality of the midfield was that any of the four could slot into whichever area they needed to be in, be it left, right or centre, though Batty tended to be the holding midfield player whilst McAllister, Strachan and Speed provided the creativity. McAllister's dead-ball skills were also utilised by top-scorer Lee Chapman, who scored the majority of his goals from headers and thrived off the service provided by McAllister and Strachan's free kicks. The rest of McAllister's time at Leeds saw the club fail to recapture those heights. The highest the club finished during this period was fifth in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons and the lowest was 17th in the 1992–93 season – one of the lowest-placed finishes of a defending league champion in English football history. Despite this, he captained the side for two seasons and won a special place in the hearts of Leeds United fans with his fine attitude, blistering long-range strikes and trademark free kicks. Although his final season with Leeds may have been a disappointing 13th, it allowed McAllister to achieve one of his first footballing ambitions – to captain a side at Wembley Stadium. He led his team out in the 1996 League Cup Final, but it wasn't to be and Aston Villa won 3–0. In his six seasons with the club, McAllister played 294 games in total, scoring 45 goals. Coventry City McAllister left Leeds for Coventry City on 26 July 1996, for a fee of £3,000,000. He stayed there for four seasons and played firstly under Ron Atkinson and then former Leeds team-mate Strachan. During his time at Highfield Road he played 140 games and scored 26 goals. Liverpool On 1 July 2000, McAllister completed a surprise move to Liverpool in a bosman transfer. Not many would have doubted McAllister's ability, but many Reds fans questioned manager Gérard Houllier's decision to sign a player who was by now 35 years old. Though serving for a relatively short time at Anfield, he played an integral role in the team that won a treble of cups in the 2000–01 season. His ability to play as a central midfielder or on either wing made him a useful weapon in the armoury of then-manager Houllier, who described McAllister as his ''most inspirational signing''. Gary continued to be a first-class exponent of the dead-ball and frequently demonstrated his skill as he presided over most of Liverpool's set pieces in that season. He scored a penalty winner against Spanish side Barcelona in the UEFA Cup semi-final[7] and followed it up with a memorable 44-yard free-kick that won the Merseyside Derby against local rivals Everton in the 94th minute, thereby cementing himself into Anfield folklore. Further examples of this talent came in the run-in against Coventry City and Bradford City. These vital goals helped to take Liverpool into the Champions League and led many to suggest that the club had signed him ten years too late. However, McAllister saved his best for those two finals the following May. He came on as a substitute in the FA Cup Final and his performance, together with Michael Owen's goals, turned the match after Liverpool had seemed to be heading for defeat against Arsenal. Four days later he was named in the starting line-up in the UEFA Cup Final against Deportivo Alavés in Dortmund. McAllister scored one, and had a hand in three, of the five Liverpool goals in a memorable 5–4 victory. He slotted home a penalty and Alaves' Delfi Geli scored a golden own goal from his 117th minute free-kick. He was deservedly awarded the man of the match award for his efforts and completed the season's success by scoring a penalty in Liverpool's 2–1 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield at the start of the next season. During his time at Anfield his presence, intelligent play and experience made a strong impression on the younger members of the squad and he seemed to inspire those around him when they found themselves in difficulty.This is one of the qualities that have led to his nickname The Enforcer by which he was known throughout his career. McAllister left Anfield on 13 May 2002 to take up the role of player-manager of Coventry City. He ended his Liverpool career with an emotional send-off with a substitute appearance in a 5–0 win over Ipswich Town. The whole ground stood and applauded the ''Kop hero'' and despite only being with Liverpool for two years, he had featured 87 times and scored nine goals. In recognition for his contribution to the club's success, McAllister was named as number 32 in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop survey. Scotland McAllister represented Scotland on 57 occasions and scored 5 goals. He is a former Scotland captain Gary MCALLISTER | 1991-1992 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)