Ronnie McKinnon

Career

He went on to make 473 appearances for Rangers between 1961 and 1972, winning two League championships, four Scottish Cups, three League Cups and a Cup Winners" Cup. McKinnon also represented the Scottish League XI. His final Rangers appearance was in the 1972 Cup Winners" Cup second round match against Sporting Lisbon where he suffered a broken legal After leaving Rangers in 1973, MacKinnon moved to South Africa, where he played local football for a season.

MacKinnon"s twin brother Donald was also a professional football player, spending 14 seasons with Partick Thistle as a centre-half.

He was also one of the coaches for the Scotland national team for many years.

Achievements

• MacKinnon, a defender, made his Rangers debut against Hearts on 8 March 1961 in a 3–0 win at Ibrox. He also won a total of 28 caps for Scotland, making his debut in the famous 1-0 win over Italy at Hampden Park in 1965, in which Rangers team mate John Greig had scored a late winner. He also played in the famous 3–2 win over England at Wembley in 1967. His only goal for Scotland came in a 3–2 win over Wales, also in 1967. Rangers went on to win the Cup Winners" Cup that season.