Kevin Charles Finlayson (born 7 December 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer that is assistant manager for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Charles Finlayson | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Queen's Park B.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Queen's Park | 51 | (8) |
| 1999–2000 | Ross County | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Queen's Park | 33 | (3) |
| 2001–2005 | Stranraer | 130 | (26) |
| 2005–2010 | Greenock Morton | 159 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Clyde | 31 | (2) |
| 2011 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Kitsap Pumas | ? | (?) |
| 2016– | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2018 | |||
Throughout his career he played for five clubs in the Scottish Football League, before turning Junior in 2011 and having a two-year spell in the US with Kitsap Pumas between 2014 and 2016.
Career
editFinlayson 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/forward.
After helping Stranraer to promotion at the expense of Greenock Morton, he signed for the Cappielow club on a Bosman free transfer on 31 May 2005, signing along with 3 others (Andy McLaren, Derek Lilley and Alex Walker).[1]
During his five years at Cappielow, Finlayson featured in a variety of roles, including right back, right wing back, right midfield, centre midfield, left midfield and up front.
He was released by Morton at the end of the 2009–10 season,[2] and subsequently signed for Clyde.[3] 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
edit- Greenock Morton
- Stranraer
- Queen's Park
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
- Central Sectional League Cup: 2016-17[4]
External links
editKevin Finlayson at Soccerbase
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Morton's summer signings". BBC Sport. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
- ↑ "Brian Graham signs new Ton deal". Greenock Telegraph. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ↑ "Finlayson signs on". clydefc.co.uk. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑ "Honours - Kirkintilloch Rob Roy". Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2018.