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 57)[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[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)
National team
1983–1985 Scotland U21 6 (0)
1995–1998 Scotland 22 (0)
1998 Scotland B[4] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Glasgow, winning trophies with St Peter's Boys Primary in Partick[5] and 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 Dundee, whom he joined from Celtic Boys Club in 1981.[6][7] He became a first-team regular while still a teenager and spent over seven years at Dens Park, where he played in three major cup semi-finals and scored a memorable goal in the Dundee derby,[7] before being sold to Heart of Midlothian for £300,000 in December 1988.[7] He stayed with the Tynecastle club for almost seven years,[6][3] including a runners-up finish behind Rangers in 1991–92.[8]

In November 1994 he joined Celtic in a £350,000 transfer,[5] and just over six months later gained his sole winner's medal as the Glasgow side led by manager Tommy Burns defeated Airdrie to win the 1994–95 Scottish Cup. He provided an assist for the only goal of the final, crossing for 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 Scotland cap aged 30 in 1995 against Greece and went on to earn selection for both the 1996 European Championships and the 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. ^ a b c d Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. 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. ^ a b Ewing Grahame (25 March 2011). "Scotland v Brazil: Tosh McKinlay remembers the eyes of the world being on the World Cup 1998 meeting". 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

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