Vic McKinney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 1987 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Glenavon | ||
| 1964–1968 | Falkirk | 56 | (9) |
| 1968–1969 | Addington/Durban Spurs | ||
| 1970–1971 | Durban United | ||
| 1972–1975 | Cape Town City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victor J. McKinney[1] (c. 1945 – 1987) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a left winger.
Career
[edit]Born in Lurgan, McKinney played for Glenavon, Falkirk, Addington/Durban Spurs, Durban United and Cape Town City.[1][2][3] He also earned one cap for the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]
He died in a car accident in 1987, in which his son, also called Victor, was paralysed.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Vic McKinney". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "FALKIRK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Homecoming for remarkable son of former Blues star killed in 1987". Lurgan Mail. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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