William Robert Mckay was born on 22 October 1988 and is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle where he is Assistant Head Coach.
36 Facts About Billy Mckay
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Billy Mckay began his career with Leicester City, but was unable to break into the first team, spending some time on loan with Hinckley United.
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Billy Mckay did not hold a regular place with Wigan, and was loaned to Dundee United, Oldham Athletic and Inverness over the next two seasons.
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Billy Mckay started his career at Leicester City after being spotted as a youth by scout Bev Ironmonger.
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Billy Mckay was loaned, for a month, to Hinckley United of the Conference North, in 2008.
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Billy Mckay claimed the honour of becoming the first Northampton Town player to score in the 'new' rivalry with Milton Keynes Dons.
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Billy Mckay was given the number 16 shirt, with his previous number 17 jersey being taken by Michael Jacobs.
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On 22 September 2010, Billy Mckay scored Northampton Town's first goal in a memorable League Cup victory over Liverpool at Anfield.
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At the season's end, Billy Mckay had made a total of forty-one appearances, including cup competitions, with a return of eight goals.
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Two months later, Billy Mckay left Northampton Town, with rumours circulating that he had agreed to join a new club.
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The manager stated that Billy Mckay was happy to remain at the club.
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Billy Mckay led the top-scorer charts for much of the season and had put himself in the running to win the 'Player of the Year' award.
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Ultimately Billy Mckay wasn't included in the shortlist; instead, teammate Andrew Shinnie was one of the four nominees.
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At that point, Billy Mckay had a goal-a-game return with nine goals from nine matches.
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Billy Mckay then scored two consecutive brace in two games on 12 December 2013 and 21 December 2013 against Hearts and Aberdeen.
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Billy Mckay had successfully converted in the penalty-shootout in the semi-final against Hearts.
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Billy Mckay finished the campaign with 22 goals from 46 appearances.
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Billy Mckay went on to score four goals in three appearances between 8 November 2014 and 6 December 2014 against Motherwell and Dundee.
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Between 1 January 2015 and 24 January 2015, Billy Mckay scored five goals and five appearances, including a double against Kilmarnock.
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However, Billy Mckay struggled to score and only made nine appearances for the club, eight of them as a substitute.
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Billy Mckay then scored his first Wigan Athletic goal in a pre-season friendly match against Altrincham on 14 July 2015.
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Billy Mckay then had his shirt number changed from 10 to 19, with his number 10 shirt being given to Davies.
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Billy Mckay signed for Dundee United the following day, but on a season-long loan deal rather than a permanent contract having reportedly failed to negotiate a severance agreement with Wigan.
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On 13 July 2016, Billy Mckay signed for League One club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan.
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Billy Mckay made his first appearance for Latics in a pre-season friendly against Huddersfield Town.
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Billy Mckay scored his first goal for Oldham in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 30 August 2016.
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Billy Mckay returned to Inverness on loan on 31 January 2017.
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Billy Mckay scored a spectacular overhead kick to give Caley the win over Rangers on 24 February 2017, ending their winless streak that stood 15 matches, which started in October 2016.
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Billy Mckay signed a two-year contract with Ross County in July 2017, moving from Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, despite having a year to run on his Wigan contract.
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Billy Mckay was released by County on 27 May 2021 along with nine other players.
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On 16 June 2021, Billy Mckay re-signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a two-year deal.
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On 25 April 2022, Billy Mckay was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.
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On 17 August 2024, Billy Mckay made his 300th appearance for the club against Montrose.
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On 24 October 2024, Billy Mckay was appointed as assistant manager to interim manager, Scott Kellacher, after manager Duncan Ferguson was sacked by administrators.
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Billy Mckay was called up to the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team for the 2011 European Championship qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Iceland.
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Billy Mckay was selected for the senior Northern Ireland squad in November 2012, and made his full international debut in February 2013 in a friendly against Malta.