Lawrie McKinna
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Lawrie McKinna (born 8 July 1961) is a Scottish-Australian former football player, coach, and former Mayor of Gosford City Council.
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Date of birth | (1961-07-08) 8 July 1961 (age 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1982 | Darvel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1986 | Kilmarnock | 87 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Box Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Heidelberg United | 24 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | APIA Leichhardt | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Blacktown City | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Wollongong City | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Blacktown City | 39 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Newcastle Breakers | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Blacktown City | 23 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Hills United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Blacktown City (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Hills United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Sydney United (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Parramatta Power (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Northern Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Chengdu Blades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Chongqing Lifan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Newcastle Jets Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Newcastle Jets Youth (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Newcastle Jets Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Newcastle Jets Youth (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 2012, McKinna stood for election as an independent for City of Gosford. Lawrie was successful in gaining a seat, and was elected by his fellow councillors Mayor of Gosford City on 24 September.[1]
He was removed from his position as Mayor, as a result of the amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong Councils on 12 May 2016.
Lawrie unsuccessfully stood as a candidate in the September 2013 Federal election for the seat of Robertson. His campaign was backed by John Singleton to the tune of $380,000.[2] While receiving 8.7% of the vote, Singleton and McKinna controversially decided the outcome of the seat by directing preference votes to the conservative Liberal Party candidate Ms Lucy Wicks.[3] Ms Wicks formally thanked Lawrie & his backer John Singleton in her maiden speech in parliament.[4]