Billy McKinlay
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| Billy McKinlay | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William McKinlay | |
| Date of birth | 22 April 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fulham (academy coach) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1984–1985 | Hamilton Thistle | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985–1995 1995–2000 2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 |
Dundee United Blackburn Rovers → Leicester City (loan) Bradford City Preston North End Clydebank Leicester City Fulham Career |
222 (23) 91 (3) 0 (0) 11 (0) 8 (0) 53 (1) 2 (0) 387 (27) |
| National team | ||
| 1993–1998 | Scotland | 29 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William "Billy" McKinlay is a Scottish former footballer and current development squad manager of Fulham.
[edit] Career
One of the products of the Dundee United's highly efficient scouting and coaching network in the west of Scotland, McKinlay was signed from Hamilton Thistle in 1986. He won a place in the 1988 Scottish Cup Final side at the age of 19, despite previously having made just 12 League appearances.
An energetic and perceptive midfielder, he took some time to claim a regular first-team place, but when he did was a most effective link man. He suffered a major disappointment in May 1994 when a caution for an innocuous tackle in a League match carried him over the points threshold and led to him being suspended when United achieved their historic first Scottish Cup triumph. He took rather longer than might have been expected to become a full international, but went on to win 14 caps while at Tannadice, the last two as a First Division player. He is one of only three players from that division to play at full international level for Scotland since League reconstruction in 1975.
Following United’s relegation he asked for a transfer and got his wish when Blackburn Rovers paid £1.75 million for him in October 1995. McKinlay had brief spells with Bradford City and Clydebank before joining Premiership side Leicester City in 2002. In 2004, Chris Coleman signed him to help bolster Fulham's reserve squad.
McKinlay won a total of 29 Scotland caps, 14 while with Dundee United.
On 21 December 2007, Fulham first-team coach Ray Lewington and reserve team manager McKinlay took over after manager Lawrie Sanchez was sacked. Roy Hodgson was appointed nine days later.
[edit] See also
- Dundee United F.C. season 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by John Collins |
Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Scott Crabbe |
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