Bobby McKean
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Munro McKean | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1952 | ||
Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 March 1978 | (aged 25)||
Place of death | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1974 | St Mirren | 125 | (38) |
1974–1978 | Rangers | 91 | (12) |
International career | |||
1976 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
1976 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Munro McKean (8 December 1952 – 15 March 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for St Mirren and Rangers. He appeared in one full international match for Scotland, in 1976.
Career
[edit]McKean started his career at local club Blantyre Victoria before moving to St Mirren in 1969.[citation needed] After five seasons in Paisley he joined Rangers for £50,000 in September 1974.[citation needed] He enjoyed a successful spell in Govan and won the league twice in his first two seasons. He was also part of the 1976 Scottish Cup Final winning team.
Death
[edit]McKean died on 15 March 1978 by carbon monoxide poisoning, only three days prior to the 1978 Scottish League Cup Final between Rangers and Celtic.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bobby McKean
- ^ Miller, Tom (31 October 2016). Sandy: The Authorised Biography of Sandy Jardine. Black & White Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781785301063.
External links
[edit]- Bobby McKean at Soccerbase
- Bobby McKean at the Scottish Football Association
Categories:
- 1952 births
- 1978 deaths
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Blantyre Victoria F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning
- Accidental deaths in Scotland
- Scottish Football League representative players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs