Billy McKinlay
William James Alexander McKinlay (born 22 April 1969) is a Scottish football manager and former professional footballer who is assistant manager of West Ham United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Alexander McKinlay | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
West Ham United (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Hamilton Thistle | ||
| 1985–1986 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1995 | Dundee United | 222 | (23) |
| 1995–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 91 | (3) |
| 2000 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Bradford City | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Clydebank | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Leicester City | 53 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Scotland U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1990–1994 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1990 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1998 | Scotland | 29 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Watford | ||
| 2015–2016 | Stabæk | ||
| 2017 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Stoke City (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | West Ham United (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Bradford City and Fulham. He also played in the Scottish Premiership for Dundee United, the Football League for Preston North End and the Scottish Football League for Clydebank. McKinlay appeared 29 times for Scotland and played at Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup.
As a coach, he has worked for Fulham, the Northern Ireland national team and Watford. He was appointed Watford head coach in September 2014 but left the post after eight days. After a spell as assistant head coach with Real Sociedad in Spain, he joined Norwegian club Stabæk in November 2015, before being sacked in July 2016. He has since worked at Sunderland and Stoke City is currently the assistant manager of West Ham United.