Donald McKinlay
Donald McKinlay (25 July 1891 – 16 September 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back. He played for Liverpool winning the Football League title twice in the early 1920s.
McKinlay in 1910 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 July 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Boghall, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 16 September 1959 68) | (aged||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1905–1908 | Newton Swifts | ||
1908–1909 | Rutherglen Woodburn | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1909–1910 | Newton Villa | ||
1910–1929 | Liverpool | 393 | (34) |
1929–1931 | Prescot Cables | ||
National team | |||
1922 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Early career
Born in the hamlet of Boghall[2] and raised in the mining village of Newton in Lanarkshire,[3] McKinlay played local football with Newton Swifts, Rutherglen Woodburn and Newton Villa.
Liverpool
He joined Liverpool in January 1910.[4] The goalkeeper Kenny Campbell (a childhood acquaintance) credited McKinlay's assistance during his early days at Anfield.[5] He captained the club from January 1922 to 1928, and made 434 appearances for the club, including 393 in the league. Liverpool were league champions two years in succession in 1921/22 and 1922/23 in the first two seasons of his captaincy.[4]
He also made two appearances for the Scottish national team in 1922.[6][7][8]
Later years
He finished his career with nearby Prescot Cables, and later became a publican in Liverpool.[4]
References
- "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "ScotlandsPeople - Donald McKinlay birth record REF:652/1 246". National Archives of Scotland. 1891. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "ScotlandsPeople - McKinlay Family census record REF:627/14/23". National Archives of Scotland. 1911. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Profile". LFC History. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Kenneth Campbell continues his life story – Chapter 2". The Weekly News via LFChistory.net. 14 May 1921. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 187.
- "Profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Scotland player Donald McKinlay". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 April 2017.