Donnie_McKinnon
Donnie McKinnon
Scottish footballer
Donald MacKinnon, commonly known as Donnie McKinnon (born 20 August 1940) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Partick Thistle.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald MacKinnon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-08-20) 20 August 1940 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Govan Juveniles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Rutherglen Glencairn | ||
| 1959–1973 | Partick Thistle | 224 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A central defender, McKinnon was raised in Govan but as a child during World War II spent some time on the Isle of Lewis where his mother was born.[3] Having joined Partick Thistle in 1959 from Junior club Rutherglen Glencairn, he made his debut against St Johnstone on 4 March 1961 in a 3–0 win at Firhill.[3] He went on to make 321 appearances for the Jags in all competitions[4] before becoming a physiotherapist at the club, a role he remained in until retiring in 1989;[5] he was granted a testimonial match against Manchester United in November 1973.[6] He did not take part in Thistle's most famous occasion of the era, the 1971 Scottish League Cup Final victory.
He also performed physio duties for the Scotland national squad, including at the 1978 and 1982 World Cup finals.[7]
In 1980, McKinnon was the football coach in the film Gregory's Girl.[8]
McKinnon's twin brother Ronnie was also a professional footballer and a centre-half,[3] being an important member of the Rangers team of the same era and being selected for Scotland 28 times.[9]
- Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 23 September 2023
- Our Visitors Today–Partick Thistle Archived 4 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Morton FC match programme, 6 January 1968 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Meet the new Captain... Archived 9 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Partick Thistle FC match programme, 8 February 1969 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Players Mac / Mc, Partick Thistle History Archive
- Team Groups: 1988-89 Archived 4 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Partick Thistle History Archive
- Thistle fail to recover loss of early goals, The Glasgow Herald, 6 November 1973 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Interview: Ronnie McKinnon, Rangers legend, The Scotsman, 7 January 2011
- Donnie McKinnon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database