Ray McKinnon (footballer)

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Ray McKinnon
Personal information
Full name Raymond McKinnon [1]
Date of birth (1970-08-05) 5 August 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Forfar Athletic (manager)
Youth career
1986–1988 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1992 Dundee United 53 (6)
1992–1994 Nottingham Forest 6 (1)
1994–1995 Aberdeen 26 (0)
1995–1998 Dundee United 43 (6)
1998–1999 Luton Town 30 (2)
1999–2000 Livingston 22 (2)
2000 Raith Rovers 3 (1)
2000 Portadown 1 (0)
2000 Stirling Albion 1 (0)
2000–2001 East Fife 3 (0)
2001 Torquay United 0 (0)
2001–2003 Montrose 32 (2)
2003 Raith Rovers 12 (2)
2004–2005 Lochee United
2005–2006 Broughty Athletic
International career
1990–1992 Scotland U21 [2] 6 (1)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Lochee United (player-manager)
2006–2008 Lochee United
2012–2015 Brechin City
2015–2016 Raith Rovers
2016–2017 Dundee United
2018 Greenock Morton
2018–2019 Falkirk
2020–2021 Queen's Park
2022– Forfar Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond McKinnon (born 5 August 1970) is a Scottish football player and coach, and is currently the manager of Forfar Athletic.

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An alumnus of St Saviour's Roman Catholic High School, as a player McKinnon was a midfielder for such clubs as Dundee United, Nottingham Forest, Aberdeen, Livingston, Raith Rovers and Montrose. He also played for the Scotland under-21 team.

McKinnon began his managerial career in junior football with Lochee United before managing senior clubs Brechin City, Raith Rovers, Dundee United, Morton, Falkirk and Queen's Park.

Playing career

McKinnon was born in Dundee on 5 August 1970. He started his career with Dundee United, turning professional on 12 August 1986. He soon gained attention as one of the most promising young midfielders in Scottish football. He impressed Brian Clough enough to win a £750,000 move to Nottingham Forest in July 1992, but almost as quickly as he had arrived found himself out of first team contention, Clough deciding that his skilful passing was not what he wanted for his midfield. He left to join Aberdeen on 8 February 1994, costing the Dons £300,000.

He returned to Dundee United on 3 November 1995, for a fee of £200,000, where he famously scored a hat-trick of free-kicks in a 3–2 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in February 1997. He remained at Tannadice Park until being released at the end of the 1997–98 season during which he had struggled to gain a first team place. In the close-season he attracted interest from Crystal Palace, as well as French sides Auxerre and Bordeaux, but joined Luton Town on 6 August. He left to join Livingston on 12 September 1999, and after an injury hit season and a trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers under Colin Lee, [3] joined Raith Rovers on a short-term contract on 28 July 2000.

Raith were unable to meet his wage demands, [4] so he left and began training with Ayr United. He joined Portadown in October 2000, [5] playing one game. In need of first team football to regain his match fitness he joined Stirling Albion on trial on 27 October, playing in the match against Queen's Park at Hampden Park. He joined East Fife, originally as a triallist on 17 November, leaving on 25 January.

On 15 March 2001 he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, but left just five days later without appearing in the first team after the re-emergence of a groin injury. He returned to Torquay as a trialist on 30 July 2001, but along with most of the many players Roy McFarland considered during the round of pre-season friendlies was released without earning a contract.

In November 2001 he joined Montrose as a trialist, making his debut in the 1–1 draw with Stirling Albion at Forthbank on 10 November and scoring two weeks later in the 2–1 win over East Fife. Although linked with a return to England to have another attempt at breaking back into full-time football, he signed a deal to stay with Montrose until the end of the season in December 2001. [6] He remained with Montrose until joining Raith Rovers for a second time in January 2003. [7]

Coaching career

McKinnon moved to Lochee United in 2004, before leaving in July 2005 to take up a player/coach position with Broughty Athletic. McKinnon returned as Lochee manager in 2006.

He was linked with the managerial posts at both Brechin City and Montrose in December 2008, with Lochee stating their desire that he stay until at least the end of their run in the Scottish FA Cup. [8]

On 16 July[ when? ], McKinnon was appointed the new Technical Development Officer of the Scottish Football Association. He replaced Mark McNally, who became assistant manager at Scottish First Division club Morton.

McKinnon was appointed manager of Scottish Second Division club Brechin City on 9 October 2012. [9]

Raith Rovers

On 23 May 2015, it was confirmed that McKinnon had been appointed manager of Raith Rovers. [10] McKinnon guided Raith to fourth place in the 2015–16 Scottish Championship, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. He resigned on 11 May, after entering discussions with Dundee United about their managerial vacancy. [11]

Dundee United

On 12 May 2016, Dundee United announced that they had appointed McKinnon as their manager on a three-year contract. [12] In his first season in charge, United won the 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, beating St Mirren 2–1. [13] They went on to finish third in the Championship and qualified for the promotion playoffs. They progressed to the final by beating Morton and Falkirk, but lost 1–0 to Hamilton in the final. United sacked McKinnon in October 2017, after losses to Livingston and Inverness left them in fourth place. [14]

Morton

McKinnon was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on 30 May 2018, [15] and he appointed long-term deputy Darren Taylor as his 'first team coach'. [16] The first match of his reign as Morton manager was a 0–0 draw in a friendly away to Forfar Athletic. [17]

On 31 August 2018, after holding a Morton training session in the morning, McKinnon agreed to take over at their Championship rivals Falkirk. [18] Falkirk were later fined by the SPFL for breaching league rules in their recruitment of McKinnon and his assistant Darren Taylor. [19] In the following October, on Falkirk's first visit to Cappielow with McKinnon in charge, Morton fans greeted McKinnon with "Judas" branded red card posters provided by the Greenock Telegraph newspaper. [20]

Falkirk

McKinnon was appointed Falkirk manager on 31 August 2018. [18] Under his management, Falkirk were relegated to the third tier of the Scottish leagues for the first time since 1980. [21] McKinnon was sacked on 16 November 2019, with the team sitting fourth in League One. [21]

Queen's Park

McKinnon became manager of Queen's Park in January 2020. [22] [23] He became the first manager of Queen's Park since the 1980s to secure two wins in his first two matches in charge, and the team won 2020–21 Scottish League Two (and promotion to League One) under his management. [24] McKinnon left the club after the 2020–21 season had ended. [24]

Forfar Athletic

On 10 November 2022, McKinnon was named as the new manager of Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic on a rolling contract until 2025. [25]

Career statistics

Playing

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1988–89 Dundee United Scottish Premier Division 10---10
1989–90 10010--110
1990–91 172412010243
1991–92 254---254
EnglandLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992–93 Nottingham Forest Premier League 61N/AN/AN/A61
1993–94 Football League First Division
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1993–94 Aberdeen Scottish Premier Division260N/AN/AN/A260
1994–95
1995–96
Dundee United Scottish First Division 24030--270
1996–97 Scottish Premier Division2465020-316
1997–98 902010-120
EnglandLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1998–99 Luton Town Football League Second Division 3022050-372
1999–00 30-10-40
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1999–00 Livingston Scottish First Division2222210-254
2000–01 Raith Rovers Scottish First Division31-20-51
Stirling Albion Scottish Second Division 10---10
East Fife Scottish Third Division 3020--50
2001–02 Montrose 192---192
2002–03 11010--120
Raith RoversScottish Second Division122---122

Managerial

As of match played 20 April 2024
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Brechin City 9 October 201223 May 2015116502640043.10
Raith Rovers 23 May 201511 May 20164323713053.49
Dundee United 12 May 201624 October 201772371916051.39
Greenock Morton 30 May 201831 August 20188413050.00
Falkirk 31 August 201816 November 201955171820030.91
Queen's Park 2 January 202010 May 2021392469061.54
Forfar Athletic 10 November 2022present66222420033.33
Total399177101121044.36

Honours

Player

Scotland U21

Manager

Lochee United
Dundee United
Queen's Park

Personal life

McKinnon opened a restaurant in Dundee in 2004. [29]

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