 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert McKinlay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 August 2002 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | West Bridgford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bowhill Rovers | |||
| 1949–1951 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1969 | Nottingham Forest | 614 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. He made 614 league appearances for Nottingham Forest, including a run of 265 consecutive games (all in the top division of English football) between 1959 and 1965,[2] before joining the club's coaching staff.[3] He is the club's record appearance holder and won the FA Cup with the club in 1959.[4][5][6] He later worked as a prison officer.[2]
His uncle Billy McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest[8] | 1951–52 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| 1957–58 | First Division | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| 1958–59 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 0 | |||
| 1959–60 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||
| 1963–64 | First Division | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||
| 1965–66 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | First Division | 42 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 614 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 684 | 10 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances in the FA Charity Shield and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Honours
- Nottingham Forest
See also
References
- ↑ "Bob McKinlay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- 1 2 "Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Bob McKinlay was a majestic centre-back". Nottingham Post. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- 1 2 "FA Cup Final 1959". Nottingham Forest F.C. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ Me Owd Duck remembers Bobby, Lost That Loving Feeling, 25 January 2009
- ↑ The top five all time Nottingham Forest appearance makers, Nottingham Forest News, 13 June 2021
- ↑ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
- ↑ Bob McKinlay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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