Kevin Charles Finlayson (born 7 December 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer that is assistant manager for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.

Kevin Finlayson
Personal information
Full name Kevin Charles Finlayson
Date of birth (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right wing-back/Winger
Team information
Current team
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (assistant)
Youth career
0000–1997 Queen's Park B.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Queen's Park 51 (8)
1999–2000 Ross County 11 (0)
2000Queen'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, correct 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 edit

Finlayson 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]

Finlayson became a very adaptable player playing at right back, right wing back, right midfield, centre midfield, left midfield and up front in his five years at Cappielow.

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 edit

Kevin Finlayson at Soccerbase  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Morton's summer signings". BBC Sport. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Brian Graham signs new Ton deal". Greenock Telegraph. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Finlayson signs on". clydefc.co.uk. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Honours - Kirkintilloch Rob Roy". Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2018.