Bob McKinlay

Bob McKinlay

Personal information
Full name	Robert McKinlay
Date of birth	10 October 1932
Place of birth	Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
Date of death	27 August 2002 (aged 69)
Playing position	Centre half
Youth career
	Bowhill Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1969	Nottingham Forest	614	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002), known as Bob McKinlay or Bobby McKinlay, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. He made 614 league appearances for Nottingham Forest before joining the club's coaching staff.^[1] He is the club's record appearance holder and won the 1959 FA Cup Final with the club.^[2] He later worked as a prison guard.^[3]

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[4]	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

• FA Cup: 1958–59^[2]

References

1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
2. "FA Cup Final 1959". Nottingham Forest F.C. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
3. "Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Bob McKinlay was a majestic centre-back". Nottingham Post. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
4. Bob McKinlay profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)