Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald MacKinnon [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 17 September 2023 | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Stornoway, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Benburb [2] | |||
Dunipace [3] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1960–1972 | Rangers | 301 | (2) |
1973 | Durban United | ||
International career | |||
1965–1971 | Scotland | 28 | (1) |
1966–1971 | Scottish League XI | 9 | (0) |
1968 [4] | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald MacKinnon (20 August 1940 – 17 September 2023), known as Ronnie McKinnon, [2] was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team.
McKinnon, a central defender who had been a winger in his youth during early spells at Junior level, [2] [5] made his Rangers debut against Hearts on 8 March 1961 in a 3–0 win at Ibrox. He went on to make 487 appearances for the club in all competitions between 1961 and 1971, [3] winning two Scottish League championships, four Scottish Cups and three League Cups. [6] [2]
His final Rangers appearance was in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup second round match against Sporting CP in Lisbon, where he suffered a broken leg. [6] Rangers went on to win the Cup Winners' Cup that season but McKinnon, who had been a regular for a decade but was already in the latter stages of his career, was put out of action entirely for a year due to the complications of the injury and the poor manner in which it was treated. [5] [2]
McKinnon won a total of 28 caps for Scotland, [7] making his debut in a 1–0 win over Italy at Hampden Park in 1965, in which Rangers teammate John Greig had scored a memorable late winner. [2] He also played in the 3–2 win over England at Wembley in 1967. [5] [8] His only goal for Scotland came in a 3–2 win over Wales, also in 1967. He also represented the Scottish League XI. [9]
After leaving Rangers in 1973, McKinnon moved to South Africa, where he played local football for a season. [5] He later returned to Scotland and settled on the Isle of Lewis where his mother was born and where he had spent time as a child during World War II. [5] [2]
His connection to Rangers continued as he was an Honorary Member & Ambassador of The Lewis & Harris Rangers Supporters Club, and travelled to matches at Ibrox with the island fans at least once a season.
McKinnon's twin brother Donnie was also a professional footballer, spending 14 seasons with Partick Thistle as a centre-half. [10] [11] He was also one of the coaches for the Scotland national team for many years.
McKinnon died on 17 September 2023, at the age of 83. [12]
Rangers [3]
Scotland
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ronald MacKinnon [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 17 September 2023 | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Stornoway, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Benburb [2] | |||
Dunipace [3] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1960–1972 | Rangers | 301 | (2) |
1973 | Durban United | ||
International career | |||
1965–1971 | Scotland | 28 | (1) |
1966–1971 | Scottish League XI | 9 | (0) |
1968 [4] | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald MacKinnon (20 August 1940 – 17 September 2023), known as Ronnie McKinnon, [2] was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team.
McKinnon, a central defender who had been a winger in his youth during early spells at Junior level, [2] [5] made his Rangers debut against Hearts on 8 March 1961 in a 3–0 win at Ibrox. He went on to make 487 appearances for the club in all competitions between 1961 and 1971, [3] winning two Scottish League championships, four Scottish Cups and three League Cups. [6] [2]
His final Rangers appearance was in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup second round match against Sporting CP in Lisbon, where he suffered a broken leg. [6] Rangers went on to win the Cup Winners' Cup that season but McKinnon, who had been a regular for a decade but was already in the latter stages of his career, was put out of action entirely for a year due to the complications of the injury and the poor manner in which it was treated. [5] [2]
McKinnon won a total of 28 caps for Scotland, [7] making his debut in a 1–0 win over Italy at Hampden Park in 1965, in which Rangers teammate John Greig had scored a memorable late winner. [2] He also played in the 3–2 win over England at Wembley in 1967. [5] [8] His only goal for Scotland came in a 3–2 win over Wales, also in 1967. He also represented the Scottish League XI. [9]
After leaving Rangers in 1973, McKinnon moved to South Africa, where he played local football for a season. [5] He later returned to Scotland and settled on the Isle of Lewis where his mother was born and where he had spent time as a child during World War II. [5] [2]
His connection to Rangers continued as he was an Honorary Member & Ambassador of The Lewis & Harris Rangers Supporters Club, and travelled to matches at Ibrox with the island fans at least once a season.
McKinnon's twin brother Donnie was also a professional footballer, spending 14 seasons with Partick Thistle as a centre-half. [10] [11] He was also one of the coaches for the Scotland national team for many years.
McKinnon died on 17 September 2023, at the age of 83. [12]
Rangers [3]
Scotland