Ron McKinven

Scottish footballer (1936–2022)

Ron McKinven
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-01-08)8 January 1936
Place of birth Alloa, Scotland
Date of death November 2022(2022-11-00) (aged 86)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Queen's Park 9 (4)
1955–1956 Stirling Albion 4 (0)
1956–1959 Queen's Park 49 (0)
1959–1966 St Johnstone 206 (11)
Total 268 (15)
International career
1960 Great Britain ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald McKinven (8 January 1936 – November 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half, making over 250 appearances in the Scottish Football League.

Career

Club career

McKinven played in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park, Stirling Albion and St Johnstone.[1][2][3]

International career

McKinven represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Personal life and death

McKinven was born in Alloa on 8 January 1936.[6] After retiring as a footballer he became an interior designer.[7]

McKinven died in November 2022, at the age of 86.[5]

References

  1. ^ "QUEENS PARK : 1946/47 - 2008/0". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  2. ^ "STIRLING ALBION : 1947/48 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  3. ^ "ST JOHNSTONE : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. ^ Plunkett, Paul (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Ron McKinven". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Ronald McKinven". Scotland's People. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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Great Britain football squad – 1960 Summer Olympics
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St Johnstone F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
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