William Muir MacKinnon (18 January 1852 – 24 May 1942) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played for
Queen's Park and the
Scotland national team in the 1870s.
With Queen's Park, MacKinnon won the first three
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[1874
Events
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,
1875
Events
January
* January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third C ...
and
1876
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January
* January 1
** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol.
*January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts.
February
* Febr ...
(being no relation of teammate
), as well as the first
Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
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in 1877. He was also
capped
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by Scotland, making nine appearances between
1872
Events January
* January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years.
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and 1879, scoring five goals. As a player, he was described as ''"a brilliant dribbling artist"''.
IFFHS website
Retrieved on 23 April 2008.
MacKinnon was the only player who appeared in all of the first seven official international matches between Scotland and England
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, making him the first caps record holder in international football history. He held the Scotland record until March 1881, when Henry McNeil
Henry McNeil (1849 – 2 June 1924) was a Scottish footballer.
During his career, McNeil played in several positions for Queen's Park (where he won five Scottish Cups) and Third Lanark, as well as the Scotland national team.
McNeil was fo ...
earned his 10th cap.
Outside the game he was an ironworks engineer and had a great interest in music with a talent for singing.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
References
External links
*
International stats
at Londonhearts.com
1852 births
1942 deaths
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's international footballers
Queen's Park F.C. players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Glasgow
People from Gorbals
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