Alan Mackenzie (born 8 August 1966 in

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, Scotland) is a Scottish former

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er. Mackenzie played for a number of Scottish clubs most notably for Cowdenbeath and Raith Rovers. Mackenzie holds the record of being the first Clyde player to score at

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, scoring the first goal at their new ground in 1994. In 1996, he moved to Australia where he scored

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's first ever goal in their first match on 13 October 1996 in the

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. MacKenzie also played in the West Australian State League for

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, where he won the Premier League Player of the Year award in 2000, and Inglewood United. He later moved back to Scotland for a stint with

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* 1966 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cowdenbeath F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Perth Glory FC players Scottish Football League players National Soccer League (Australia) players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Whitburn F.C. players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia {{Scotland-footy-forward-1960s-stub