Eddie May (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Skillion May | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hutchison Vale | |||
| 1984–1985 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Hibernian | 109 | (10) |
| 1989–1990 | Brentford | 47 | (10) |
| 1990–1994 | Falkirk | 153 | (22) |
| 1994–1999 | Motherwell | 109 | (5) |
| 1999–2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | (2) |
| 2001 | Airdrieonians | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Western Knights | ||
| 2001–2002 | Berwick Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Falkirk | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | Scotland U21[1] | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Falkirk[2] | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Eddie May (born 30 August 1967) is a Scottish football player and coach.
Playing career
He played as a midfielder and full back for several clubs, including Hibernian, Falkirk and Motherwell during the 1980s and 1990s. When he joined Brentford in July 1989, May's £167,000 transfer fee was a then-club record.[3]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, May became a coach, developing young players for Falkirk.[4] May was appointed as the manager of Falkirk in June 2009, with former player Steven Pressley and Alex Smith assisting him.[4][5] His first competitive game was a 1–0 victory over FC Vaduz in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds, although Falkirk eventually lost their first ever European tie 2–1 on aggregate, becoming the first British club to lose a European tie to a club from Liechtenstein.[6] May developed a reputation for being brutally honest during his spell in charge at Falkirk.[6] May resigned as Falkirk manager soon afterwards, however, with the team bottom of the SPL.[7]
May returned to football in June 2010, becoming a youth coach with Rangers.[8] He was appointed high performance coach at the University of Stirling in August 2012.[9][10] May returned to Hibernian in August 2014 when he became their academy coaching manager.[11]
Acting role
May appeared for a brief goal in Rangers colours in the movie A Shot at Glory which also starred Ally McCoist, Brian Cox, Michael Keaton and Owen Coyle.
References
- ↑ Scotland U21 Player Eddie May Details
- ↑ Falkirk FC Managers
- ↑ Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City 07/05/05. 2005. p. 46.
- 1 2 "Falkirk to name May new manager". BBC Sport. 18 June 2009.
- ↑ "May is new Bairns boss". Eurosport. 23 June 2009.
- 1 2 Grahame, Ewing (11 February 2010). "Falkirk manager Eddie May pays the price for defeat at Kilmarnock". Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "Steven Pressley succeeds Eddie May as Falkirk manager". BBC Sport. 11 February 2010.
- ↑ Wright, Angus (25 June 2010). "Eddie May to coach Rangers youngsters". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ↑ "Former Falkirk boss takes up Stirling University role". Central FM. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Strachan, Colleen (27 September 2012). "Ex-Hibs man Eddie May: Playing football and studying should be the goal". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "May and Mathie Join Hibernian". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.