Robert McInnes McKay (2 September 1900 – 24 May 1977) was a

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player and

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. He played for Morton,

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Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

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and Newport County, and represented

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once. After retiring as a player, McKay managed

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and

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Career

McKay was a member of Morton's 1922

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.(Rangers player) McKay, Robert
FitbaStats In November 1926, he signed for

in a £2,750 deal, where he won the League championship that season, scoring a hat-trick on his debut. Two years later he transferred to

, moving between the

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clubs in an exchange deal with defender Bob Thomson.Player profile: Robert Thomson
Toon1892 McKay won one

cap in 1927 during his time with Newcastle. McKay took his first steps into management with

in July 1939 but managed only four League matches before the outbreak of war caused the suspension of the competition in September 1939. When it was decided to abandon the League programme, McKay's contract was terminated and he left the club, just three months after arriving.

Honours

;Greenock Morton *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1920–21 ;Newcastle United *

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: 1926–27

References

;Sources * 1900 births 1977 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Scotland men's international footballers Greenock Morton F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Ballymena United F.C. managers Sunderland A.F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scottish football managers Dundee United F.C. managers Parkhead F.C. players Scottish Football League managers Scottish Junior Football Association players Vale of Clyde F.C. players Neilston Victoria F.C. players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen NIFL Premiership managers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub