Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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. He made 614 league appearances for

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, 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

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with the club in

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.The top five all time Nottingham Forest appearance makers
Nottingham Forest News, 13 June 2021 He later worked as a prison officer. His uncle

Billy McKinlay William James Alexander McKinlay (born 22 April 1969) is a Scottish football manager and former professional footballer who is currently assistant manager of Everton. As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier Leag ...

also played for Nottingham Forest.

Career statistics

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and

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Honours

;Nottingham Forest *

: 1958–59

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1932 births 2002 deaths Footballers from Lochgelly Scottish men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football central defenders Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff Bowhill Rovers F.C. players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub

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