Robert McKinlay (10 October 1932 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.

He made 614 league appearances for Nottingham Forest, including a run of 265 consecutive games (all in the top division of English football) between 1959 and 1965,[2] before joining the club's coaching staff.

[3] He is the club's record appearance holder and won the FA Cup with the club in 1959.

[2] His uncle Billy McKinlay also played for Nottingham Forest.

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a defender born in the 1930s, is a stub.