Vic McKinney

Name: Victor J. McKinney
Born: Lurgan
Died: 1989, South Africa
Position: Left-Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1966), 1 Under-23 Cap / 2 Goals (1967), Amateur, 3 Schoolboy (1961).

Club Career:
Clubs......... --Seasons-- League
Glenavon
Falkirk....... 64/65-66/67 61(1)/8
Addington..... 1968 ...... (South Africa)
Durban Spurs.. 1969 ...... (South Africa)
Durban United. 1970 - 1971 (South Africa)
Cape Town City ........... (South Africa)

Biography:
Vic McKinney, a skilful winger, broke into the successful Glenavon side of the early-1960s and won Amateur international honours. Transferred to Falkirk, he played a total of 62 Scottish league games in three seasons with the Bairns, all in the old Scottish First Division.

McKinney twice represented Northern Ireland. He played in a 2-0 defeat by West Germany as the eventual finalists warmed up for the 1966 World Cup. The following February he played in an Under-23 match against Wales, scoring twice. With the scoreline at 2-1 the match was abandoned.

Later McKinney played in South Africa, settling there with his family. He died there in 1989 when the car he was driving was struck by a tree during a storm.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
07-05-1966 West Germany H L 0-2 FR

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
22-02-1967 Wales....... H W 2-1 FR

Summary: 1/2. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
29-09-1962 England..... A L 2-3

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

With thanks to Odd Espen for his below comment