Bill McKay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William McKay | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | West Benhar, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half Inside forward |
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| Youth career | |||
| Shotts Battlefield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| East Stirlingshire | |||
| ?–? | Hamilton Academicals | ||
| 1929–1934 | Bolton Wanderers | 104 | (17) |
| 1934–1946 | Manchester United | 169 | (15) |
| 1942–1944 | → Stockport County (guest) | ||
| 1944–1945 | → Port Vale (guest) | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
William "Bill" McKay (born 24 August 1906, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer.
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[edit] Playing career
McKay began his career with Shotts Battlefield, and played for East Stirlingshire and Hamilton Academicals before moving down to England to play for Bolton Wanderers in December 1929. He played for Bolton for just over four years, before joining Manchester United in March 1934.
He helped United to avoid relegation from the Second Division at the tail end of the 1933–34 season, before guiding them to the Second Division title and promotion two years later. They were relegated straight back down to the Second Division the following season, but McKay's four goals in four games at the end of the 1937–38 season helped the club regain their First Division status.
McKay's career was disrupted by the Second World War, putting at end to regular football in the first half of the 1940s, though he did turn out for Manchester United in their wartime games. During the war he also made guest appearances for Stockport County and Port Vale, playing in Port Vale's 4-2 defeat by rivals Stoke City at The Old Recreation Ground.[1]
He was transferred to Stalybridge Celtic when football resumed in 1946, his 40 year old body presumably not fit for league football.[2] During his United career, he played in 182 games and scored 15 goals over all competitions.[3]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Manchester United
[edit] References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 194. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ "WILLIAM McKAY". mufcinfo.com. http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/mckay_william.html. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Profile". stretfordend.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/mckay.html. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
