David_McKenna_(footballer)
David McKenna (footballer)
Scottish footballer
David Leslie McKenna (born 19 September 1986) is a Scottish footballer, who plays for Renfrew FC as a striker. He has also played for St Mirren, Cowdenbeath, Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Stranraer, East Stirlingshire and Annan Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Leslie McKenna | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Renfrew | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | St Mirren | 28 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 17 | (13) |
| 2007–2010 | Stirling Albion | 103 | (33) |
| 2010–2013 | Brechin City | 101 | (24) |
| 2013–2014 | Stranraer | 35 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | East Stirlingshire | 67 | (23) |
| 2016–2017 | Annan Athletic | 33 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | Beith Juniors | ||
| 2018– | Renfrew | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:45, 6 June 2017 (UTC) | |||
Born in Paisley, McKenna started his career at St Mirren. On 7 January 2006 he joined Cowdenbeath on loan,[1] scoring 11 goals in a half season spell which saw him play a large role in the Blue Brazil winning their first league title in 67 years. Oddly enough he received another league championship medal that season from St Mirren who won the First Division. In June 2007, McKenna moved to Stirling Albion.[2] During his time at Stirling he was part of the squad that won the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division.
After playing over 100 games for Stirling, he then moved to Brechin City at the end of the 2009–10 season.[3] During three seasons at Brechin, he once again went on to play over 100 games for the club. In 2013, he was released by Brechin City and signed for Stranraer ahead of the 2013–14 season.[4]
Mckenna joined East Stirlingshire in 2014 where he spent two seasons, before signing for Annan Athletic in June 2016.[5] After one season with Annan, McKenna signed for Scottish Juniors club Beith Juniors.[6]
On 12 January 2018, McKenna join Renfrew on a season loan until 11 February 2018.[7][non-primary source needed]
- As of 27 November 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 2002–03 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003–04 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2005–06 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | |
| Stirling Albion | 2007–08 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| 2009–10 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 9 | |
| Total | 103 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 119 | 30 | |
| Brechin City | 2010–11 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 14 |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
| Total | 101 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 27 | |
| Stranraer | 2013–14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 263 | 60 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 310 | 72 | |
- A. ^ Other includes Scottish Football League play-offs & Scottish Challenge Cup.
Totals include:
- St Mirren: 2 League appearances in 2003–04 where Soccerbase haven't recorded substitutions.[8][9]
- Stirling Albion: 1 Challenge Cup appearance in 2008–09, 1 Challenge Cup appearance & 1 Scottish Cup appearance in 2009–10 where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups.[10][11][12]
- Brechin City: 1 League Cup game in 2010–11 & 2 Scottish Cup games in 2010–11, 1 in 2011–12 & 1 in 2012–13 where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups.[13][14][15][16][17]
- Stranraer: 1 Challenge Cup game in 2013–14 where Soccerbase haven't included line-ups.[18]
- "Cowdenbeath add new faces". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Stirling Albion sign up McKenna". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Brechin add a trio of signings". BBC Sport. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Blues sign McKenna". spfl.co.uk. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Squad additions". Annan Athletic FC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- McConnell, Stewart (29 June 2017). "Former St Mirren striker David McKenna signs up at Bellsdale Park". Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- @RenfrewFC (12 January 2018). "Renfrew FC are delighted to welcome Beith striker David McKenna to the club on a loan deal until 11th February. Dav…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Saturday December 13th". The Daily Telegraph. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Saturday May 1st". The Daily Telegraph. 2 May 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Stirling". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Stirling Albion 1–2 Dundee". BBC Sport. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Stirling 2–1 Auchinleck Talbot". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Stenhousemuir 1–3 Brechin". BBC Sport. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Brechin 2–2 Annan". BBC Sport. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Annan Athletic 2–5 Brechin". BBC Sport. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Brechin 3–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Brechin 2–2 Bonnyrigg Rose". BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Stranraer 2–3 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- David McKenna at Soccerbase
- Gerard McKenna at Soccerbase 2 games for Cowdenbeath where appearances were given to the wrong player.