Bob McKinlay

Bob McKinlay
Personal information
Full name Robert McKinlay
Date of birth (1932-10-10)10 October 1932
Place of birth Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
Date of death 27 August 2002(2002-08-27) (aged 69)
Place of death West Bridgford, England
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Bowhill Rovers
1949–1951 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1969 Nottingham Forest 614 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. He made 614 league appearances for Nottingham Forest, including a run of 265 consecutive games (all in the top division of English football) between 1959 and 1965, before joining the club's coaching staff. He is the club's record appearance holder and won the FA Cup with the club in 1959. He later worked as a prison officer.

His uncle Billy McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest.