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Scottish 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)
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. He also played for Bathgate, Alloa Athletic and Albion Rovers in the Scottish Football League.

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

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 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. ^ Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  3. Famous Football Clubs In Training No. 5 - Nottingham Forest , 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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