Billy McKinlay (footballer)

Billy McKinlay
Personal information
Full name William Hodge McKinlay
Date of birth (1904-08-23)23 August 1904
Place of birth Dysart, Scotland
Date of death 1976 (aged 71–72)
Place of death Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Inverkeithing
1925–1927 Bathgate 61 (10)
1927–1937 Nottingham Forest 337 (13)
1937–1938 Alloa Athletic 27 (3)
1938–1941 Albion Rovers 16 (1)
Total 441 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hodge McKinlay (23 August 1904 — 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 356 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest.[2][3] He also played for Bathgate, Alloa Athletic and Albion Rovers in the Scottish Football League.[4]

His nephew Bob McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest, and holds the club's all-time appearance record.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest[2] 1927–28 Second Division 13 0 0 0 13 0
1928–29 Second Division 39 0 1 0 40 0
1929–30 Second Division 41 1 6 0 47 1
1930–31 Second Division 36 2 1 0 35 2
1931–32 Second Division 33 0 1 0 34 0
1932–33 Second Division 42 2 2 0 44 2
1933–34 Second Division 42 3 3 0 45 3
1934–35 Second Division 37 4 5 0 42 4
1935–36 Second Division 29 1 2 0 31 1
1936–37 Second Division 25 0 1 0 26 0
Career total 337 13 22 0 359 13

References

  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  3. ^ Famous Football Clubs In Training No. 5 - Nottingham Forest [video footage], 1934, British Pathé
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
  6. ^ The top five all time Nottingham Forest appearance makers, Nottingham Forest News, 13 June 2021


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