Billy McKinlay (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Hodge McKinlay | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Dysart, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1976 (aged 71–72) | ||
Place of death | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Inverkeithing | |||
1925–1927 | Bathgate | 61 | (10) |
1927–1937 | Nottingham Forest | 337 | (13) |
1937–1938 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | (3) |
1938–1941 | Albion Rovers | 16 | (1) |
Total | 441 | (27) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Hodge McKinlay (23 August 1904 — 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 356 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest.[2][3] He also played for Bathgate, Alloa Athletic and Albion Rovers in the Scottish Football League.[4]
His nephew Bob McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest, and holds the club's all-time appearance record.[5][6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest[2] | 1927–28 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
1928–29 | Second Division | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
1929–30 | Second Division | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
1930–31 | Second Division | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
1931–32 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
1932–33 | Second Division | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
1933–34 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
1934–35 | Second Division | 37 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
1935–36 | Second Division | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
1936–37 | Second Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Career total | 337 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 359 | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
- ^ Famous Football Clubs In Training No. 5 - Nottingham Forest [video footage], 1934, British Pathé
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
- ^ The top five all time Nottingham Forest appearance makers, Nottingham Forest News, 13 June 2021