Billy McKay

Billy McKay
Personal information
Full name William Robert McKay[1]
Date of birth 22 October 1988 (1988-10-22) (age 23)
Place of birth Corby, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Inverness CT
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2008 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Leicester City 0 (0)
2009–2011 Northampton Town 74 (13)
2011– Inverness CT 4 (1)
National team
2009–2010 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

William Robert "Billy" McKay (born 22 October 1988) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Inverness CT.

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Club career

Leicester City

McKay started his career off at Leicester City after being scouted as a youth by Corby scout Bev Ironmonger at a young age he was brought into the academy and started to impress the first team and although signing a new contract in 2008,[2] after impressing with a prolific goalscoring record at academy and reserve team level during early 2008, he was released at the end of the 2009 season.

Northampton Town

Northampton Town gave McKay a trial during the 2009 pre season where he impressed scoring two goals including an over head kick against Coventry City.[3] Straight after this match he was awarded a one-year contract after impressing Stuart Gray.[4] McKay also has the honour of the first Northampton Town player to score in the rivalry with Milton Keynes Dons scoring in the 3–1 defeat at stadium:mk. He scored his first senior goal during a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley.[5] After a couple of months coming on as a sub without scoring, often playing out of position, Mckay scored the winner against Dagenham & Redbridge in the 88th minute securing a 1–0 win on Boxing day.[6] 0n 22 September 2010, McKay scored Northampton Town's first goal in a memorable Carling Cup victory over Liverpool at Anfield.[7]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

After being released from Northampton, McKay signed with Scottish Premier League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He scored his first goal for the club, A header against Dundee United in a 3-2 home defeat.[8]

International career

McKay was called up to Northern Ireland's U21 squad for the 2011 European Football Championship qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Iceland. He didn't play in the first match against the Czech Republic but started against Iceland in a 6–2 defeat.[9] His first win playing for Northern Ireland came in a 3–0 success against San Marino.[10]

Career statistics

Statistics correct as of 00:00, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Club Division Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City League One 2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northampton Town League Two 2009–10 40 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 42 8
Northampton Town League Two 2010–11 24 5 2 1 4 2 1 0 32 8
Career totals 64 13 3 1 5 2 2 0 74 16

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ McKay signs on lcfc.com. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. ^ Sky Blues lift Jackson Grundy Cup ntfc.co.uk. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. ^ McKay puts pen to paper ntfc.co.uk. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  5. ^ McKay's first senior goal BBC Sport. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  6. ^ Northampton 1–0 Dag & Red BBC Sport. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  7. ^ "Reds crash out to League Two side". ESPN Soccernet. 2010-09-22. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=307976&cc=5739. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
  8. ^ http://www.ictfc.co.uk/articles/20110713/double-swoop_2208825_2392151
  9. ^ McKay starts but Irish are beaten BBC Sport. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  10. ^ San Marino U21 0–3 Northern Ireland U21 Irish FA 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-06.

External links

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. – current squad