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. He won 22 international caps for Scotland.
McKinlay 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 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.
McKinlay began his professional career with Dundee, whom he joined from Celtic Boys Club in 1981. 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, before being sold to Heart of Midlothian for £300,000 in December 1988. He stayed with the Tynecastle club for almost six years, including a runners-up finish behind Rangers in 1991–92.
In November 1994 he joined Celtic in a £350,000 transfer, 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, although in the league they were unable to overtake Rangers during the period. 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 and went on loan to Stoke City; he played three times for the Potters in 1997–98.
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.
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.
Career statistics Club Source:Tosh McKinlay, London Hearts Supporters' ClubCeltic player Tosh McKinlay, FitbaStats
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDundee1982–83Scottish Premier Division10????–101983–84Scottish Premier Division363????–3631984–85Scottish Premier Division343????–3431985–86Scottish Premier Division220????–2201986–87Scottish Premier Division322????–3221987–88Scottish Premier Division190????–1901988–89Scottish Premier Division180????–180Total1628230191002049Heart of Midlothian1988–89Scottish Premier Division1713000202211989–90Scottish Premier Division2912000–3111990–91Scottish Premier Division3321030404121991–92Scottish Premier Division3925030–4721992–93Scottish Premier Division3413031404421993–94Scottish Premier Division4303020205001994–95Scottish Premier Division1100010–120Total20671701211202478Celtic1994–95Scottish Premier Division1705000–2201995–96Scottish Premier Division3204030404301996–97Scottish Premier Division2706010303701997–98Scottish Premier Division500010401001998–99Scottish Premier League1803010402601999–2000Scottish Premier League0000001010Total990180601601390Stoke City (loan)1997–98First Division300000–30Grasshopper Club Zürich1999–2000Nationalliga A4000–0040Kilmarnock1999–2000Scottish Premier League1500010–160Career Total4891557027228061217
International Source:
National teamYearAppsGoalsScotland1995201996701997100199830Total220
References
External links
Scotland stats at fitbastats.com