Ken McKinlay

Ken McKinlay
Born(1928-06-07)7 June 1928
Blantyre, Scotland
Died9 February 2003(2003-02-09) (aged 74)
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Career history
1949-1954Glasgow Tigers
1954-1961Leicester Hunters
1962-1964, 1970Coventry Bees
1965-1969West Ham Hammers
1971-1972Oxford Cheetahs
1973-1975Scunthorpe Saints
1973King's Lynn Stars
1973Coatbridge Tigers
1973Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1955, 1956, 1959Midland Riders' Champion
1955, 1965Brandonapolis
1959The Laurels
1964Australian Champion
1957SA State Champion
1959, 1961Victorian State Champion
1960NSW State Champion
1964Queensland State Champion
1964WA State Champion
Team honours
1965British League Champions
1965British League KO Cup Winners
1965, 1966, 1967London Cup winner
1952, 1953Scottish Cup winner
1970Midland Cup Winner

John Robert Vickers (Ken) McKinlay (7 June 1928 – 9 February 2003)[1] was a British international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 23 caps for the Scotland national speedway team, 92 caps for the England national speedway team and 23 caps for the Great Britain team.[2][3]

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Ken McKinlay". The Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2024.