Rob McKinnon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert McKinnon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1984 | Rutherglen Glencairn | ||
1984–1985 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1986 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
1986–1992 | Hartlepool United | 247 | (7) |
1990 | → Manchester United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1992–1996 | Motherwell | 152 | (8) |
1996–1998 | Twente | 50 | (1) |
1998–2000 | Hearts | 19 | (0) |
1999 | → Hartlepool United | 7 | (0) |
2000 | → Carlisle United | 8 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Clydebank | 51 | (1) |
2002–2005 | Bellshill Athletic | ||
2005–2006 | East Kilbride Thistle | ||
Total | 532 | (17) | |
National team | |||
1993–1995 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Scotland B | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Robert McKinnon (born 31 July 1966) is a Scottish former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a left back.
Active in Scotland, England, and the Netherlands, McKinnon made over 500 League appearances in a career which lasted from 1985 to 2002.
Career
Early years in England
Born in Glasgow, McKinnon played youth football in East Kilbride where his father coached a team.[2] He began his career playing Junior football with Rutherglen Glencairn[3] before turning professional in 1985 with Newcastle United;[4] however he only played one league game for the Magpies, a heavy defeat to Tottenham in which he was replaced by Paul Gascoigne (whose career was also in its infancy).[4]
McKinnon moved on to Hartlepool United,[5] where he helped the club achieve promotion from English football's fourth tier in 1990–91.[6] He also spent a short time on loan at Manchester United, although he did not play a competitive match for them.[5]
Motherwell
In January 1992 McKinnon returned to Scotland and joined Scottish Premier Division club Motherwell.[5] He formed part of a strong team built by manager Tommy McLean and his successor Alex McLeish - Motherwell achieved third place in 1993–94 and were runners-up in 1994-95, and McKinnon gained international recognition along with teammates Chris McCart, Brian Martin and Paul Lambert.[7][8]
However, Motherwell could not afford the wages to keep the players, and McKinnon and Lambert decided to move to continental clubs on a free transfer when their contracts expired in summer 1996 under the recently-implemented Bosman ruling.[8] Lambert signed for Borussia Dortmund, and McKinnon made the move to Dutch football, joining FC Twente.[9]
Eredivisie and return
McKinnon played regularly with Twente in the Eredivisie for two seasons[10] – in the first, the team finished third and qualified for the following year's UEFA Cup.[11] He returned to Scotland with Hearts on another free transfer,[12] but was unable to hold down a regular place in the side. He went back to Hartlepool on loan during 1999,[5] and had another loan with Carlisle United in 2000[13] before being released by Hearts.
He then moved down the divisions with Clydebank for two seasons,[3] before reverting to Junior football in 2002 with Bellshill Athletic where he had a period as player-coach alongside former Motherwell teammate Tommy Coyne.[14][8] Finally he turned out for hometown club East Kilbride Thistle at the age of 39.[15][16]
International
McKinnon was capped three times by the Scottish national side between 1993 and 1995 while playing with Motherwell,[17] as well as appearing for the B side[18] in the same period.
Personal life
His nephew Ross McKinnon is also a footballer and plays as a defender.[19]
References
- ↑ "Rob McKinnon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "EK Youth Club celebrates 40th anniversary". Daily Record. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Rob McKinnon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Players Transfer Database. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Rab McKinnon profile". Toon1892.com - Newcastle United archive. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rob McKinnon profile". In The Mad Crowd - Hartlepool United archive. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Football League tables season 1990-91". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Football / World Cup: McKinnon's road to Rome". The Independent. 4 October 1993. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Didn’t he do Well". The Scottish Sun. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "The Joy of Six: free transfers". The Guardian. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Rob McKinnon" (in Dutch). FC Twente-Files Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Netherlands tables 1996-97". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Rab McKinnon". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Double-Sided: Carlisle United". Hartlepool United Football Club. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Mowgli improving with age". Falkirk Herald. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "'Dream team' take top spots at EK Thistle". Daily Record. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "East Kilbride Thistle 1-0 Vale of Leven". Vale of Leven F.C. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ "Scotland profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "Scotland 'B' profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "Jack delighted to capture McKinnon". Scottish Professional Football League. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
External links
- Rab McKinnon profile at Soccerbase
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Rob McKinnon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rob McKinnon at the Scottish Football Association
- Newcastle profile at Toon1892
- Hartlepool profile at In The Mad Crowd
- Twente profile at FC Twente-Files
- Hearts profile at London Hearts