Tosh McKinlay

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.

Tosh McKinlay

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Valley McKinlay[1][2]
Date of birth	(1964-12-03) 3 December 1964[2]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[2]
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Playing 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

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			FA 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. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
3. Tosh McKinlay, London Hearts Supporters' Club
4. Scotland B player Tosh McKinlay, FitbaStats
5. "Tommy Burns movie stirs emotional memories for Tosh McKinlay". The Scotsman. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
6. "McKinlay, Tosh". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
7. "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. 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

External links

• Tosh McKinlay at Soccerbase
• Tosh McKinlay at the Scottish Football Association
• Scotland stats at fitbastats.com