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Rob McKinnon
Personal information
Full name Robert McKinnon[1]
Date of birth (1966-07-31) 31 July 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) 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)
International career
1993–1995 Scotland 3 (0)
1994–1995 Scotland B 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

  1. ^ "Rob McKinnon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ "EK Youth Club celebrates 40th anniversary". Daily Record. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Rob McKinnon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Players Transfer Database. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Rab McKinnon profile". Toon1892.com - Newcastle United archive. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Rob McKinnon profile". In The Mad Crowd - Hartlepool United archive. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Football League tables season 1990-91". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Football / World Cup: McKinnon's road to Rome". The Independent. 4 October 1993. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Didn't he do Well". The Scottish Sun. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. ^ "The Joy of Six: free transfers". The Guardian. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Rob McKinnon" (in Dutch). FC Twente-Files Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Netherlands tables 1996-97". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Rab McKinnon". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Double-Sided: Carlisle United". Hartlepool United Football Club. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Mowgli improving with age". Falkirk Herald. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  15. ^ "'Dream team' take top spots at EK Thistle". Daily Record. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  16. ^ "East Kilbride Thistle 1-0 Vale of Leven". Vale of Leven F.C. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Scotland profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Scotland 'B' profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Jack delighted to capture McKinnon". Scottish Professional Football League. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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