Ronald "Ronnie" MacKinnon (born 20 August 1940 in Glasgow

Glasgow

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) is a former Scottish

Scotland

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 professional footballer

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 who played for Rangers

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 and the Scotland national team

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MacKinnon, a defender

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, made his Rangers debut against Hearts

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

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 on 8 March 1961 in a 3-0 win at Ibrox

Ibrox Stadium

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. He went on to make 473 appearances for Rangers between 1961 and 1972, winning two League championships, four Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

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s, three League Cup

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s and a Cup Winners' Cup

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.

He also won a total of 28 caps

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 for Scotland, making his debut in the famous 1-0 win over Italy

Italy national football team

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 at Hampden Park

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 in 1965, in which Rangers team mate John Greig

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 had scored a late winner. He also played in the famous 3-2 win over England

England national football team

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 at Wembley in 1967. His only goal for Scotland came in a 3-2 win over Wales

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, also in 1967. McKinnon also represented the Scottish League XI

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His final Rangers appearance was in the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1971-72

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 second round match against Sporting Lisbon where he suffered a broken leg. Rangers went on to win the Cup Winners' Cup that season.

After leaving Rangers in 1973, MacKinnon moved to South Africa

South Africa

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, where he played local football for a season.

MacKinnon's twin

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 brother Donald was also a professional footballer, spending 14 seasons with Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle F.C.

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 as a centre-half.He was also one of the coaches for the Scotland national team for many years.

External links

• Ron McKinnon, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
• Ronnie McKinnon - Rangers Hall of Fame
• Scotland Appearances at londonhearts.com/Scotland