Don McVicar

Donald Frederick "Don" McVicar (6 November 1962 – 31 January 2006) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a left back. He spent most of his career at St Johnstone and made a total of 263 appearances, scoring 12 goals in two spells with the club. A winner of the first division championship with St Johnstone in 1982-83, he had an even happier second spell at Perth. He played an integral role under Alex Totten to help the club gain promotion from the second division in 1987-88 and then captained the team to the first division title again in 1989-90.

McVicar also played for Tranmere Rovers, Montrose, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic, Arbroath and Elgin City. McVicar died on 31 January 2006, after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease. Geoff Brown, then St Johnstone chairman, said: "It is sad news to hear, obviously for his family and all Perth supporters.Don was highly thought of by fans because of his strong left-foot and the fact he tackled extremely hard. He was a supporters' type of player."

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Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Montrose F.C. players
Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players
Category:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
Category:Ayr United F.C. players
Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players
Category:Arbroath F.C. players
Category:Elgin City F.C. players