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Dave MacKinnon
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Full name	David Donaldson MacKinnon
Date of birth	23 May 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1976	Arsenal
1976–1978	Dundee
1978–1982	Partick Thistle
1982–1986	Rangers
1986–1989	Airdrieonians
1989–1991	Kilmarnock
1991–1992	Forfar Athletic
Total
International career
1980	Scottish League XI
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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David Donaldson MacKinnon (born 23 May 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic.

Football career[edit]

MacKinnon started his career at Arsenal, although his first-team appearances were confined to testimonial and friendly matches. He returned to Scotland to sign for Dundee at the start of the 1976–77 season, where he played for two seasons. MacKinnon then signed for Partick Thistle for £18,000 at the start of the 1978–79 season. Whilst at Firhill, he earned a Scottish League XI cap versus Northern Ireland in 1980 under Jock Stein. Soon after this, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and needed a kidney removed; he recovered to full fitness and returned to the Thistle team in January 1981 for a 1980–81 Scottish Cup match versus Clyde.

MacKinnon signed for Rangers for £30,000 in May 1982. He made his Rangers debut on 4 September 1982, at the age of 26, with the match versus Motherwell ending in a 2–2 draw.^[2] Rangers – Player by Player, a book written by Bob Ferrier and Robert McElroy described MacKinnon: "Dave was a wholehearted full-back who had pace and was addicted to storming forward to use a powerful shot." MacKinnon departed Ibrox after the arrival of Graeme Souness, moving onto Airdrieonians for the start of the 1986–87 season. He then signed for Kilmarnock at the start of the 1989-90 season and scored the penalty kick versus Cowdenbeath on the final day of that season, to gain promotion from Division Two for the East Ayrshire club.

Post-playing career[edit]

After retirement, MacKinnon was appointed general manager at Kilmarnock FC and was then chief executive at Dundee. He was also a reporter for Sportsound on BBC Radio Scotland during the late 1990s. In 2014, MacKinnon became Media and Communications Director at Hamilton Academical before joining Greenock Morton FC as CEO in May 2019.

References[edit]

^ SFL player Davie MacKinnon, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Dave MacKinnon - Rangers FC - Football-Heroes.net

External links[edit]

Dave MacKinnon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[1] SFL player Davie MacKinnon, London Hearts Supporters Club

[2] Dave MacKinnon - Rangers FC - Football-Heroes.net

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+{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
+{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
 {{Infobox football biography
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-| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
+| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
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 | position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
-| years1 = 1974-1976
+| years1 = 1972–1976
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+| years2 = 1976–1978
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+| years3 = 1978–1982
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+| years4 = 1982–1986
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+| years5 = 1986–1989
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+| years6 = 1989–1991
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 | clubs7 = [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
 | caps1 = 0
 | caps2 = 30
 | caps3 = 99
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+| caps4 = 168
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+| nationalteam1 = [[Scottish League XI]]<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/daviemackinnon.html SFL player Davie MacKinnon], London Hearts Supporters Club</ref>
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-'''David Donaldson MacKinnon''' (born 23 May 1956 in [[Glasgow]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] former professional football player who is best known for his time with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].
+'''David Donaldson MacKinnon''' (born 23 May 1956) is a Scottish former professional [[association football|footballer]], who played for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]], [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] and [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]].
+==Football career==
-He joined [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] from [[Partick Thistle]] for £30,000 in May 1982. MacKinnon made his top team debut against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] on the 4 September 1982, aged 26. The game ended in as a 2-2 draw<ref>[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=7852 Dave MacKinnon - Rangers FC - Football-Heroes.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+MacKinnon started his career at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], although his first-team appearances were confined to testimonial and friendly matches. He returned to Scotland to sign for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] at the start of the [[1976–77 in Scottish football|1976–77]] season, where he played for two seasons. MacKinnon then signed for [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] for £18,000 at the start of the [[1978–79 in Scottish football|1978–79]] season. Whilst at [[Firhill Stadium|Firhill]], he earned a [[Scottish League XI]] cap versus Northern Ireland in 1980 under [[Jock Stein]]. Soon after this, he was diagnosed with [[tuberculosis]] and needed a kidney removed; he recovered to full fitness and returned to the Thistle team in January 1981 for a [[1980–81 Scottish Cup]] match versus [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]].
-The book, ‘Rangers – Player by Player’ (written by Bob Ferrier and Robert McElroy) said of MacKinnon; “Dave was a wholehearted full-back who had pace and was addicted to storming forward to use a powerful shot.” MacKinnon departed Ibrox after the arrival of [[Graeme Souness]], moving to [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrie]] in 1986. He scored the Division 2 promotion clinching penalty kick for [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] against [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] on the final day of the 1989-90 season.
+MacKinnon signed for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] for £30,000 in May 1982. He made his Rangers debut on 4 September 1982, at the age of 26, with the match versus [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] ending in a 2–2 draw.<ref>[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=7852 Dave MacKinnon - Rangers FC - Football-Heroes.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Rangers – Player by Player'', a book written by Bob Ferrier and Robert McElroy described MacKinnon: "Dave was a wholehearted full-back who had pace and was addicted to storming forward to use a powerful shot." MacKinnon departed [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] after the arrival of [[Graeme Souness]], moving onto [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] for the start of the [[1986–87 in Scottish football|1986–87]] season. He then signed for [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] at the start of the [[1989-90 in Scottish football|1989-90]] season and scored the penalty kick versus [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] on the final day of that season, to gain promotion from Division Two for the [[East Ayrshire]] club.
+==Post-playing career==
-After retirement he became general manager at [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] and chief executive at [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]. MacKinnon was also a reporter for ''[[Sportsound]]'' on [[BBC Radio Scotland]] during the late 1990s. David was Chief Executive at 110sport Group but left to set up a new management and events company, sport pathways in April 2011. David is also the founder and owner of college scholarship company college sport usa www.collegesportusa.com
+After retirement, MacKinnon was appointed general manager at Kilmarnock FC and was then chief executive at [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]. He was also a reporter for ''[[Sportsound]]'' on [[BBC Radio Scotland]] during the late 1990s. In 2014, MacKinnon became Media and Communications Director at [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] before joining Greenock Morton FC as CEO in May 2019.
 ==References==
-{{reflist|1}}
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/davemackinnon.htm Dave MacKinnon] at Newcastlefans.com
+*{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/davemackinnon}}
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Scottish footballer
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-| DATE OF DEATH     =
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-}}
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-[[Category:Scottish footballers]]
+[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
 [[Category:Arsenal F.C. players]]
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 [[Category:Scottish Football League players]]
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+[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
+[[Category:Dundee F.C. non-playing staff]]
+[[Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff]]
+[[Category:Kilmarnock F.C. non-playing staff]]