Billy McKinlay (footballer)

Billy McKinlay
Personal information
Full name William Hodge McKinlay
Date of birth (1904-08-23)23 August 1904
Place of birth Dysart, Scotland
Date of death 1976 (aged 7172)
Place of death Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Inverkeithing
1925–1927 Bathgate 61 (10)
1927–1937 Nottingham Forest 337 (13)
1937–1938 Alloa Athletic 27 (3)
1938–1941 Albion Rovers 16 (1)
Total 441 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hodge McKinlay (23 August 1904 — 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 356 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest. He also played for Bathgate, Alloa Athletic and Albion Rovers in the Scottish Football League.

His nephew Bob McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest, and holds the club's all-time appearance record.