Kevin Charles Finlayson (born 7 December 1979 in

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) is a Scottish former

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that is assistant manager for

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. Throughout his career he played for five clubs in the

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, before turning Junior in 2011 and having a two-year spell in the US with

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between 2014 and 2016.

Career

Finlayson started his career at Queen's Park where he progressed from the Boys club through to become a regular in the first team playing over 50 games before turning professional with Ross County. Only playing about a dozen games with ''the Staggies'', Finlayson was loaned back to Queen's Park before re-signing for them permanently in 2000. After leaving ''the Spiders'', he signed for Stranraer where he played well over 100 times as a right Winger/

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. After helping Stranraer to promotion at the expense of

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, he signed for the

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club on a

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on 31 May 2005, signing along with 3 others ( Andy McLaren,

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and Alex Walker). Finlayson became a very adaptable player playing at right back, right wing back, right midfield, centre midfield, left midfield and up front in his five years at

. He was released by Morton at the end of the 2009–10 season, and subsequently signed for

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. He made 35 appearances in all competitions for the Bully Wee, before leaving the club in May 2011, after turning down a new contract.

Honours

;Greenock Morton *

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: 2006–07 ;Stranraer *

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: 2003–04 ;Queen's Park *

: 1999–2000 ;Kirkintilloch Rob Roy * Central Sectional League Cup: 2016-17

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Finlayson, Kevin Living people Footballers from Glasgow 1979 births Scottish men's footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players Kitsap Pumas players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate men's footballers

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