Donald McKinlay

Donald McKinlay (25 July 1891 – 16 September 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back. He spent most of his career with Liverpool, winning the Football League title twice in the early 1920s.

Donald McKinlay

McKinlay in 1910
Personal information
Date of birth	(1891-07-25)25 July 1891
Place of birth	Boghall, Scotland
Date of death	16 September 1959(1959-09-16) (aged 68)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1905–1908	Newton Swifts
1908–1909	Rutherglen Woodburn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–1910	Newton Villa
1910–1929	Liverpool	393	(34)
1929–1931	Prescot Cables
International career
1922	Scotland	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early career

Born in the hamlet of Boghall^[2] and raised in the mining village of Newton in Lanarkshire,^[3] McKinlay played local football with Newton Swifts, Rutherglen Woodburn and Newton Villa.^[4]

Liverpool

He joined Liverpool in January 1910.^[5] The goalkeeper Kenny Campbell (a childhood acquaintance) credited McKinlay's assistance during his early days at Anfield.^[6] He captained the club from January 1922 to 1928, and made 434 appearances for the club, including 393 in the league. Liverpool were league champions two years in succession in 1921–22 and 1922–23 in the first two seasons of his captaincy.^[5]

He made two appearances in the Scotland national team in 1922.^[7][8][9]

Later years

He finished his career with nearby Prescot Cables, and later became a publican in Liverpool.^[5]