Columb McKinley (24 August 1950 – 6 February 2021) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a half back for Airdrie and

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

. McKinley began his career with

Vale of Leven The Vale of Leven (Scottish Gaelic: ''Magh Leamhna'') is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning '' ...

juniors before moving to Airdrieonians in 1969, after six years with the Broomfield club he then moved to Dumbarton in 1975 where he played a key part in the club's run to the 1976 Scottish Cup semi final against Heart of Midlothian, he quit the senior game in 1978 to return to Vale Of Leven Juniors. McKinley died on 6 February 2021, aged 70.

References

1950 births 2021 deaths Scottish footballers Association football wing halves Dumbarton F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Scottish Football League players Place of birth missing Place of death missing Vale of Leven F.C. players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Seiko SA players Hong Kong League XI representative players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1950s-stub