Thomas Valley "Tosh" McKinlay (born 3 December 1964) is a Scottish former

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. A fullback or wingback, he spent most of his career in Scotland playing for

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, Heart of Midlothian,

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and

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. He also played for English club

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and Swiss side

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. He won 22 international caps for

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. McKinlay currently works for Celtic as a scout.

Club career

McKinlay was an outstanding schoolboy footballer in

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, winning trophies with St Peter's Boys Primary in

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and

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; he played

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and was a regular goalscorer with a strong shot on his left foot, only moving to fullback when he turned professional – perhaps surprisingly, he did not score many goals thereafter. He represented Scotland at schoolboy level. McKinlay began his professional career with

, whom he joined from

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in 1981. He became a first-team regular while still a teenager and spent over seven years at

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, where he played in three major cup semi-finals and scored a memorable goal in the

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, before being sold to Heart of Midlothian for £300,000 in December 1988. He stayed with the Tynecastle club for almost seven years, including a runners-up finish behind Rangers in 1991–92. In November 1994 he joined

in a £350,000 transfer, and just over six months later gained his sole winner's medal as the Glasgow side led by manager Tommy Burns defeated Airdrie to win the

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. He provided an assist for the only goal of

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, crossing for

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to head in, although in the league they were unable to overtake Rangers during the period. McKinlay was a regular player for the ''Hoops'' until he was displaced by

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in the 1997–98 season, during which time he was involved in a training ground brawl with

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and went on loan to

; he played three times for the ''Potters'' in 1997–98. After leaving Celtic permanently in 1999, McKinlay spent a year in Switzerland with

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before returning to Scotland to finish his career with a short spell at

. On retiring he took up a post as an internet sports journalist with a

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media company. He now works as an

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for Celtic Media.

International career

McKinlay won his first full

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aged 30 in 1995 against

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and went on to earn selection for both the 1996 European Championships and the 1998 World Cup, where he played as a substitute in the opening game against world champions

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and retired after the loss to

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which resulted in elimination from the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

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London Hearts Supporters' Club

International

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References

External links

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