| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Valley McKinlay[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-12-03)3 December 1964 (age 60)[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 formerfootballer. A fullback or wingback, he spent most of his career in Scotland playing forDundee,Heart of Midlothian,Celtic andKilmarnock. He also played for English clubStoke City and Swiss sideGrasshoppers.[2] He won 22 international caps forScotland.
McKinlay works for Celtic as a scout.
McKinlay was an outstanding schoolboy footballer inGlasgow, winning trophies with St Peter's Boys Primary inPartick[5] andSt Thomas Aquinas,Jordanhill; he playedleft wing and was a regular goalscorer with a strong shot on his left foot, only moving tofullback 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 withDundee, whom he joined fromCeltic Boys Club in 1981.[6][7] He became a first-team regular while still a teenager and spent over seven years atDens Park, where he played in three major cup semi-finals and scored a memorable goal in theDundee derby,[7] before being sold toHeart of Midlothian for £300,000 in December 1988.[7] He stayed with theTynecastle club for almost six years,[6][3] including a runners-up finish behindRangers in1991–92.[8]
In November 1994 he joinedCeltic in a £350,000 transfer,[5] and just over six months later gained his sole winner's medal as the Glasgow side led by managerTommy Burns defeatedAirdrie to win the1994–95 Scottish Cup. He provided an assist for the only goal ofthe final, crossing forPierre 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 theHoops until he was displaced byStéphane Mahé in the1997–98 season, during which time he was involved in a training ground brawl withHenrik Larsson[10][11] and went on loan toStoke City; he played three times for thePotters in1997–98.[6][12]
After leaving Celtic permanently in 1999, McKinlay spent a year in Switzerland withGrasshopper Club Zürich before returning to Scotland to finish his career with a short spell atKilmarnock. On retiring he took up a post as an internet sports journalist with aNorwegian media company. He now works as anagent for Celtic Media.[6]
McKinlay won his first fullScotlandcap aged 30 in 1995 againstGreece and went on to earn selection for both the1996 European Championships and the1998 World Cup, where he played as a substitute in the opening game against world championsBrazil and retired after the loss toMorocco which resulted in elimination from the tournament.[6][12]
| 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 | ||
Source:[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
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