Robert McKinnon (born 31 July 1966) is a Scottish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a left back.
[7] He formed part of a strong team built by manager Tommy McLean and his successor Alex McLeish - Motherwell achieved third place in 1993–94 and were runners-up in 1994–95, and McKinnon gained international recognition along with teammates Chris McCart, Brian Martin and Paul Lambert.
[9] However, Motherwell could not afford the wages to keep the players, and McKinnon and Lambert decided to move to continental clubs on a free transfer when their contracts expired in summer 1996 under the recently implemented Bosman ruling.
[10] McKinnon played regularly with Twente in the Eredivisie for two seasons[11] – in the first, the team finished third and qualified for the following year's UEFA Cup.
He then moved down the divisions with Clydebank for two seasons,[5] before reverting to Junior football in 2002 with Bellshill Athletic where he had a period as player-coach alongside former Motherwell teammate Tommy Coyne.