Ian Holland McCall (born September 30, 1965 in Dumfries) is a former Scottish footballer and is currently manager of Queen of the South.
McCall began his career as a midfielder for Queen’s Park, then was with Dunfermline Athletic from 1986 to 1987, and Rangers from 1987 to 1990. He was then transferred to Bradford City for £200,000 before rejoining Dunfermline. His playing career also included spells with Dundee, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Happy Valley (in Hong Kong) and Partick Thistle. His final club as a player was Clydebank, where he became player-manager during the 1997-98 season.
McCall’s early management career saw him achieve success in extremely adverse circumstances. His spell at Clydebank took place against the backdrop of an abortive scheme to relocate the club to Dublin. A brief spell at Morton, under controversial chairman Hugh Scott, was followed by a move to Airdrieonians. Promotion to the SPL almost followed despite the financial problems that led to the club’s extinction in 2002, making McCall the last manager in the club’s history. Another successful spell, at Falkirk, led to McCall twice being offered the manager’s job at Dundee United, which he finally accepted in January 2003. McCall’s first top flight managerial chance did not turn out to be a success, despite access to much greater resources than he had previously, and he was sacked in March 2005. In November 2005, Ian McCall returned to management with his home town club Queen of the South.
After a less than auspicious start to his reign as Queen of the South manager, where McCall inherited Iain Scott’s relegation-doomed side, the Palmerston outfit enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence in the early months of 2006, finally securing eight position in the league and thus avoiding having to play-off to maintain first division status.
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