Billy McKinlay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Alexander McKinlay | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Hamilton Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1995 | Dundee United | 222 | (23) |
| 1995–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 91 | (3) |
| 2000 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Bradford City | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Preston North End | ||
| 2001–2002 | Clydebank | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Leicester City | 53 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1994 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1998 | Scotland | 29 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Watford | ||
| 2015–2016 | Stabæk | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William James Alexander McKinlay (born 22 April 1969) is a Scottish footballer and coach, who played as a midfielder. He began his career with Dundee United, making over 200 league appearances, before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1995 for £1.75 million. He later played for Bradford City, Clydebank, Leicester City and Fulham. McKinlay appeared 29 times for Scotland and played at Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup. As a coach, he has worked for Fulham, the Northern Ireland national team and Watford. He was appointed Watford head coach in September 2014 but left the post after eight days. After a spell as assistant head coach with Real Sociedad in Spain, he joined Stabæk in November 2015, before being sacked in July 2016.
A product of Dundee United's scouting and coaching network in the west of Scotland, Glasgow-born McKinlay was signed from Hamilton Thistle in 1986. He played in the 1988 Scottish Cup Final side at the age of 19, after only twelve Scottish Football League appearances. He went on to play over two hundred matches for United, but missed out on the club's 1994 Scottish Cup win due to suspension.
Following Dundee United's relegation in 1995, McKinlay requested a transfer. He was sold to English Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers in October 1995 for a fee of £1.75 million. After leaving Blackburn in 2000, McKinlay had brief spells with Bradford City, Preston North End and Clydebank. In 2002, he joined Leicester City, scoring his only goal for them against Coventry City. In 2004, Fulham manager Chris Coleman signed McKinlay, primarily to assist the reserve squad.
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