John James McKinven (1 May 1941 – 25 July 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger in the Scottish Football League for Raith Rovers and in the English Football League for Southend United and Cambridge United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James McKinven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1941[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Campbeltown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 2014 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Bathgate Thistle | ||
| 1959–1960 | Raith Rovers | 6 | (0) |
| 1960–1969 | Southend United | 286 | (62) |
| 1969–1971 | Cambridge United | 18 | (2) |
| 1971–1972 | Pegasus Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editMcKinven was born in Campbeltown in 1941.[1] He played Junior football for Bathgate Thistle before joining the senior ranks with Raith Rovers in November 1958.[2] He made his debut during the 1959–60 Scottish Division One season, and made six league appearances in all.[3]
In May 1960, McKinven moved to England where he joined Southend United of the Third Division[1] as what the club website's history section dubs a "brilliant signing" who "would thrill Roots Hall for the best part of a decade".[4] He scored 62 goals from 286 league matches for Southend United,[3] and was the club's joint top scorer in the 1967–68 season.[5] In October 1968, he suffered a broken leg as a result of a late tackle by Lincoln City's Graham Taylor,[6] and missed the rest of the season.
In December 1969, he moved on to Cambridge United,[1] helped them win their second consecutive Southern League title and gain election to the Football League Fourth Division,[7] and took the corner kick from which Colin Meldrum scored the club's first ever Football League goal on the opening day of the 1970–71 season.[8]
On 17 September 1971, McKinven signed for Essex Senior League club Pegasus Athletic.[9]
McKinven was married to Pamela; the couple had two children, Kelli and Guy.[10] He died in Wishaw in 2014 at the age of 73.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "John McKinven". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records: Mc: 2" (DOC). Scottish Football Historical Archive. Brian McColl. p. 26. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "John McKinven". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Miles, Peter (19 May 2016). "Blues History: The Sixties". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "League + Cup Results 1967–968". Southend United Football Club database. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Winger McKinven breaks leg in Southend drama". Daily Mirror. London. 8 October 1968. p. 31.
Southend left winger John McKinven, the victim of a late tackle, was carried off with a fractured leg in the eighth minute.
"Hall of Fame". The Shrimpers Trust. Retrieved 3 July 2017. - ^ Mason, Aaron (18 October 2016). "FA Cup: Cambridge United's Dover days". Cambridge News. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Blom-Cooper, Louis (16 August 1970). "A lesson for Cambridge". The Guardian. London. p. 16.
- ^ "Pegasus Athletic And Southend United A 1971/72". Essex Senior Football League. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Footballer dies". Wishaw Press. 20 August 2014. p. 67 – via Infotrac Newsstand.