Dave MacKinnon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Donaldson MacKinnon | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1976 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Dundee | 30 | (3) |
| 1978–1982 | Partick Thistle | 99 | (0) |
| 1982–1986 | Rangers | 102 | (1) |
| 1986–1989 | Airdrieonians | 98 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Kilmarnock | 54 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 411 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
David Donaldson MacKinnon (born 23 May 1956 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic.
Football career
MacKinnon started his career at Arsenal, although he never made any first-team appearances. He returned to Scotland to sign for Dundee at the start of the 1976–77 season, where he played for two seasons. MacKinnon then signed for Partick Thistle for £18,000 at the start of the 1978–79 season. Whilst at Firhill, MacKinnon earned a Scottish League XI cap versus Northern Ireland in 1980 under Jock Stein. Soon after this, MacKinnon was diagnosed with tuberculosis and needed a kidney removed. MacKinnon recovered to full fitness and returned to the Thistle team in January 1981 for a 1980–81 Scottish Cup match versus Clyde.
MacKinnon signed for Rangers for £30,000 in May 1982. He made his Rangers debut on 4 September 1982, at the age of 26, with the match versus Motherwell ending in a 2–2 draw.[2] Rangers – Player by Player, a book written by Bob Ferrier and Robert McElroy described MacKinnon: "Dave was a wholehearted full-back who had pace and was addicted to storming forward to use a powerful shot." MacKinnon departed Ibrox after the arrival of Graeme Souness, moving onto Airdrieonians for the start of the 1986–87 season. MacKinnon then signed for Kilmarnock at the start of the 1989-90 season and scored the penalty kick versus Cowdenbeath on the final day of that season, to gain promotion from Division Two for the East Ayrshire club.
Post-playing career
After retirement, MacKinnon was appointed general manager at Kilmarnock FC and was then chief executive at Dundee. MacKinnon was also a reporter for Sportsound on BBC Radio Scotland during the late 1990s. In 2014 MacKinnon became Media and Communications Director at Hamilton Academical and was also co-presenter at Eklipse Sports Radio. Dave is now a football pundit on the Rocksport radio football show.
References
External links
- Dave MacKinnon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database