Kinniburgh was a product of the Motherwell youth set-up and made his debut on 12 May 2002, against Dundee.
[2] Kinniburgh joined Partick Thistle on loan in late 2007[3] and on 18 January 2008 was signed by them for an undisclosed fee.
[6] Kinniburgh terminated his contract at Thistle in May 2012 to pursue a career as a police officer[7] and signed on a part-time basis for Scottish Junior West Region Junior champions Irvine Meadow the following month.
[15] After spending time as a coach with Partick Thistle, Kinniburgh became manager of junior side Gartcairn F. A.
[17] His younger brother Steven is also a professional footballer,[18] currently caretaker manager of Corby Town.