Tosh McKinlay

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Tosh McKinlay
Personal information
Full name Thomas Valley McKinlay[1][2]
Date of birth (1964-12-03) 3 December 1964 (age 59)[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Celtic Boys Club
1981–1983 Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1988 Dundee 162 (8)
1988–1994 Heart of Midlothian 206 (7)
1994–1999 Celtic 99 (0)
1998 → Stoke City (loan) 3 (0)
1999–2000 Grasshopper Club Zürich 4 (0)
2000 Kilmarnock 15 (0)
Total 489 (15)
International career
1983–1985 Scotland U21 6 (0)
1995–1998 Scotland 22 (0)
1998
Scotland B[4]
 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Valley "Tosh" McKinlay (born 3 December 1964) is a Scottish former footballer. A fullback or wingback, he spent most of his career in Scotland playing for Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Celtic and Kilmarnock. He also played for English club Stoke City and Swiss side Grasshoppers.[2] He won 22 international caps for Scotland.

McKinlay currently works for Celtic as a scout.

Club career

McKinlay was an outstanding schoolboy footballer in

St Thomas Aquinas, Jordanhill; he played left wing and was a regular goalscorer with a strong shot on his left foot, only moving to fullback when he turned professional – perhaps surprisingly, he did not score many goals thereafter. He represented Scotland at schoolboy level.[6][7]

McKinlay began his professional career with

Tynecastle club for almost six years,[6][3] including a runners-up finish behind Rangers in 1991–92.[8]

In November 1994 he joined

Pierre Van Hooijdonk to head in,[9] although in the league they were unable to overtake Rangers during the period.[5] McKinlay was a regular player for the Hoops until he was displaced by Stéphane Mahé in the 1997–98 season, during which time he was involved in a training ground brawl with Henrik Larsson[10][11] and went on loan to Stoke City; he played three times for the Potters in 1997–98.[6][12]

After leaving Celtic permanently in 1999, McKinlay spent a year in Switzerland with Grasshopper Club Zürich before returning to Scotland to finish his career with a short spell at Kilmarnock. On retiring he took up a post as an internet sports journalist with a Norwegian media company. He now works as an agent for Celtic Media.[6]

International career

McKinlay won his first full

1998 World Cup, where he played as a substitute in the opening game against world champions Brazil and retired after the loss to Morocco which resulted in elimination from the tournament.[6][12]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[13][3][14][7]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division 1 0 ? ? ? ? – 1 0
1983–84 Scottish Premier Division 36 3 ? ? ? ? – 36 3
1984–85 Scottish Premier Division 34 3 ? ? ? ? – 34 3
1985–86 Scottish Premier Division 22 0 ? ? ? ? – 22 0
1986–87 Scottish Premier Division 32 2 ? ? ? ? – 32 2
1987–88 Scottish Premier Division 19 0 ? ? ? ? – 19 0
1988–89 Scottish Premier Division 18 0 ? ? ? ? – 18 0
Total 162 8 23 0 19 1 0 0 204 9
Heart of Midlothian 1988–89 Scottish Premier Division 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 22 1
1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 29 1 2 0 0 0 – 31 1
1990–91 Scottish Premier Division 33 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 41 2
1991–92 Scottish Premier Division 39 2 5 0 3 0 – 47 2
1992–93 Scottish Premier Division 34 1 3 0 3 1 4 0 44 2
1993–94 Scottish Premier Division 43 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 50 0
1994–95 Scottish Premier Division 11 0 0 0 1 0 – 12 0
Total 206 7 17 0 12 1 12 0 247 8
Celtic 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division 17 0 5 0 0 0 – 22 0
1995–96 Scottish Premier Division 32 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 43 0
1996–97 Scottish Premier Division 27 0 6 0 1 0 3 0 37 0
1997–98 Scottish Premier Division 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 10 0
1998–99 Scottish Premier League 18 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
1999–2000 Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 99 0 18 0 6 0 16 0 139 0
Stoke City (loan) 1997–98 First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
Grasshopper Club Zürich 1999–2000 Nationalliga A 4 0 0 0 – 0 0 4 0
Kilmarnock 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League 15 0 0 0 1 0 – 16 0
Career Total 489 15 57 0 27 2 28 0 612 17

International

Source:[15]

National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1995 2 0
1996 7 0
1997 10 0
1998 3 0
Total 22 0

References

  1. ^ "Tosh McKinlay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-874287-39-2
    .
  3. ^ a b c Tosh McKinlay, London Hearts Supporters' Club
  4. ^ Scotland B player Tosh McKinlay, FitbaStats
  5. ^ a b c "Tommy Burns movie stirs emotional memories for Tosh McKinlay". The Scotsman. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "McKinlay, Tosh". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Played for Dundee and Celtic – Tosh McKinlay". Dundee F.C. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Former Hearts defender Tosh McKinlay recalls how wheels came off Tynecastle title charge against Aberdeen – as the Jambos prepare to face Dons this weekend". Capital City Press. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Celtic's compensation". The Independent. 27 May 1995. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Larsson hit by McKinlay in training ground brawl". The Herald. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Tosh: I just snapped; Celt opens his heart on Larsson bust-up". Sunday Mail. 9 November 1997. Retrieved 10 February 2019 – via TheFreeLibrary.
  12. ^
    Daily Telegraph
    . Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  13. ^ Tosh McKinlay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  14. ^ Celtic player Tosh McKinlay, FitbaStats
  15. ^ McKinlay, Tosh at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

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