Derek McKay

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Derek McKay
Personal information
Full name	Derek McKay
Date of birth	13 December 1948(1948-12-13)
Place of birth	Banff, Scotland
Date of death	20 April 2008 (aged 59)
Place of death	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Right winger
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1966–1969 1969–1971 1971 1971–1972	Dundee Aberdeen Crystal Palace Barrow Career	12 (1) 15 (0) 00 (0) 18 (0) 45 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Derek McKay (13 December 1948 – 20 April 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.

Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 2.1 Aberdeen 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

Born in Banff, McKay began his professional career with Dundee, featuring in a dozen league matches before moving to Aberdeen in 1969. In the 1969-70 Scottish Cup, McKay scored the winning goals in the quarter- and semi-final matches, before scoring twice in the Final win over Celtic. Known afterwards as 'Cup-tie McKay',^[1][2] he left Pittodrie just three matches later after a row over bonuses for the Cup Final.^[1] After brief spells in England with Crystal Palace and Barrow, McKay moved abroad to play in South Africa, Hong Kong and Australia, eventually settling in Western Australia.

McKay died on 20 April 2008 from a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand.^[2]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Aberdeen

• Scottish Cup: 1
  

1969-70

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Independent profile

Persondata
NAME	McKay, Derek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cup-Tie Mckay
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	13 December 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Banff, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH	20 April 2008
PLACE OF DEATH	Bangkok, Thailand