Scottish footballer
Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. He made 614 league appearances for Nottingham Forest, including a run of 265 consecutive games (all in the top division of English football) between 1959 and 1965,[2] before joining the club's coaching staff.[3] He is the club's record appearance holder and won the FA Cup with the club in 1959.[4][5][6] He later worked as a prison officer.[2]
His uncle Billy McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest.[7]
Career statistics
Honours
- Nottingham Forest
See also
References
- ^ "Bob McKinlay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Bob McKinlay was a majestic centre-back". Nottingham Post. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b "FA Cup Final 1959". Nottingham Forest F.C. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Me Owd Duck remembers Bobby, Lost That Loving Feeling, 25 January 2009
- ^ The top five all time Nottingham Forest appearance makers, Nottingham Forest News, 13 June 2021
- ^ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
- ^ Bob McKinlay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)