Dan McMichael (c. 1860 – 6 February 1919) was an Irish

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and

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of the

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club

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during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was also a sprinter in his youthMackay, pp98. and a referee in Lanarkshire. He is the only manager to have taken charge of Hibs in two separate spells, being the first manager of the club from 1900 to 1903 and returning in 1904 after

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left for

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. He subsequently held this position for fifteen years, also making him the club's longest serving manager to date. He was a saw-miller by trade and settled in

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in the 1880s before moving to Edinburgh sometime between 1895 and 1898. His brother-in-law, James "Judge" Murphy, was with Hibernian from 1893 to 1903 and seems likely to have started McMichael's connection with Hibs. He was living with Murphy and his father-in-law Thomas Murphy at 20 Ferrier Street, between

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and Leith Central Station, close to the local sawmill. He helped revive the club after it was threatened with closure during the early 1890s. He was appointed secretary for season 1900–01, effectively the manager, and he led the team that won the

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and the

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. He officially became the club's manager in 1904 after the club became a

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, which meant that the team was no longer run by

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McMichael served as Hibs manager and in other capacities until 1919, when he was one of the casualties of the

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pandemic. Like many of the pandemic victims, McMichael was buried in an unmarked grave. Several decades later, a group of Hibs supporters found the grave site from local records and raised funds for a gravestone. A dedication ceremony was carried out in December 2013, attended by 400 people.

Honours

;Hibernian *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1901–02 * Scottish Cup Runners-Up (1) : 1913–14 *

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(1) : 1902–03

References

;Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:McMichael, Dan 1919 deaths Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in Scotland Hibernian F.C. managers Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff Year of birth uncertain Year of birth unknown Scottish Football League managers Irish association football managers

Honours

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