Donald McKay (footballer)
Donald McKay was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton St. Mary's in 1896–97, when they won the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1950 | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 18??–1896 | Woolston Works | ||
| 1896–1897 | Southampton St. Mary's | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
McKay was born in Scotland and was a shipyard engineer who came to Southampton seeking work at the Woolston shipyards. He had been a regular member of the Woolston Works football team for several years before being signed by Southampton St. Mary's in the summer of 1896.[1]
He made his debut for the "Saints" at the County Ground in the opening match of the 1896–97 season, a 4–1 victory over Chatham. He played at right-back with his fellow Scotsmen James McKie at left-back and William McMillan at right-half. McKay retained his place for a further seven league games, before being replaced by Samuel Meston, who had moved over from the left with McKie returning on the right,[2] and spent the remainder of the season in the reserves.[1]
The Saints won the first nine games of the season and finished unbeaten after twenty matches, thus claiming the Southern League title for the first time.[2]