Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a

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. He made 614 league appearances for

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, including a run of 265 consecutive games (all in the top division of English football) between 1959 and 1965, before joining the club's coaching staff. He is the club's record appearance holder and won the

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with the club in

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.The top five all time Nottingham Forest appearance makers
Nottingham Forest News, 13 June 2021 He later worked as a prison guard. His uncle Billy McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest.

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:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances in the FA Charity Shield and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Honours

;Nottingham Forest *

: 1958–59

References

1932 births 2002 deaths People from Lochgelly Scottish footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Fife Association football central defenders Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff FA Cup Final players Bowhill Rovers F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub

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