John Robert Vickers McKinlay was a British international motorcycle speedway rider.
13 Facts About Ken McKinlay
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Ken McKinlay 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.
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Ken McKinlay went on to captain the team and finished in joint sixth place in the 1948 Combined Services Speedway Championship.
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However, in 1954 the track closed and Ken McKinlay transferred to the Leicester Hunters for a club record fee.
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Ken McKinlay spent eight seasons with the Hunters, moving up with them into the First Division in 1957, and averaging close to 11 points in the 1958 and 1959 seasons.
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Ken McKinlay finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965.
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Ken McKinlay was renowned for his team-riding with younger riders and his contribution throughout his five seasons with the Hammers was immeasurable.
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Ken McKinlay stayed with the Saints for three seasons before retiring in 1975 aged forty-seven.
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Ken McKinlay was a success when he ventured to Australia to race in the late 1950s and through the 1960s, winning the Australian Individual Speedway Championship in 1964 at Sydney Showground Speedway.
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Ken McKinlay placed third in 1967 at Adelaide's Rowley Park Speedway and tied for second in 1969, again at the Sydney Showground.
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Ken McKinlay won the South Australian Championship in 1957 at Rowley Park, the Victorian Championship in 1959 and again in 1961 as well as the NSW championship at the Showground in 1960.
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Ken McKinlay traveled to Brisbane to win the Queensland championship in 1964 at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground and in 1966 he traveled to Australia's west coast where he won the Western Australian championship at Perth's 550m Claremont Speedway.
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Ken McKinlay had two short spells as team managers of Scunthorpe and Long Eaton.