Ron McKinven

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. "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.