James McKinstry (born 3 July 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer, who notably played for

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

and

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

. McKinstry was a defender who could play anywhere at the back as well as in midfield, and has a vast wealth of experience in the

Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...

, having played for

, Dumbarton and Ayr United, before moving to

Stair Park Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. The pa ...

to join

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

in the summer of 2007. He then turned out for the reformed Clydebank as a trialist, before signing with Petershill and then Vale of Clyde in the junior grade including an appearance in goal for the Vale as well as a testimonial against a Celtic XI in which he managed to miss a penalty during a 6-0 defeat.

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* Scottish men's footballers 1979 births Footballers from Glasgow Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Partick Thistle F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Petershill F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Men's association football defenders Living people Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish schoolteachers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1970s-stub he is a vet mean