Dylan Mackin

Dylan Mackin (born 15 January 1997) is a retired Scottish footballer who last played as a striker for West of Scotland Football League side Kilwinning Rangers.

Dylan Mackin

Personal information
Full name	Dylan Mackin
Date of birth	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Kilwinning Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Motherwell	1	(0)
2016	→ Airdrieonians (loan)	11	(2)
2017	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	12	(4)
2017–2018	Livingston	14	(4)
2018	→ Brechin City (loan)	11	(1)
2018	Falkirk	3	(0)
2018–2022	Stirling Albion	91	(19)
2022-2024	Kilwinning Rangers	33	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

He has previously played for Falkirk, Motherwell, Livingston, and on loan for Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion and Brechin City.

Career

Mackin is a product of the Motherwell Academy. On 13 December 2015, he made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in the closing stages of a 3–1 home win against Dundee.^[1] In January 2016, Mackin and fellow Well player David Ferguson moved on loan to Airdrieonians until the end of the season.^[2] On 27 January 2017, Mackin moved on a development loan to Alloa Athletic.^[3] He was released by Motherwell in May 2017, at the end of his contract.^[4]

On 20 June 2017, Mackin signed for Livingston, agreeing a two-year contract.^[5] He then moved on loan to Brechin City on 30 January 2018.^[6]

Mackin signed for Falkirk on a one-year deal on 10 July 2018.^[7]

Mackin was released from Falkirk on 5 October 2018 after only making a handful of appearances and little goals; he was released as Ray Mackinnon began his clear out of the squad.^[8]

The next stage of his career took him to Forthbank Stadium, to sign with Stirling Albion.^[9]

Upon his release from Stirling Albion in 2022,^[10] he signed a two-year deal with West of Scotland Football League side Kilwinning Rangers.^[11]

He finished as top scorer in his first season with 21 goals in all competitions. In his second season, he was injured in October and ruled out for the remainder of the season. He scored 10 goals in that time. He retired from playing in late 2024 due to a recurring injury. He now coaches the under 20’s side.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2022 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2014–15[13]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[14]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[15]		0	0	0	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	2	4	2
	Total		1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	5	2
Airdrieonians (loan)	2015–16[14]	Scottish League One	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2016–17[15]	Scottish League One	12	3	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	1	16	4
Livingston	2017–18[16]	Scottish Championship	14	4	1	2	4	1	2[lower-alpha 3]	1	21	8
Brechin City (loan)	2017–18[16]	Scottish Championship	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Falkirk	2018–19[17]	Scottish Championship	3	0	0	0	4	2	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	8	2
Stirling Albion	2018–19[17]	Scottish League Two	23	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	9
	2019–20[18]		21	3	1	0	4	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	27	4
	2020–21[19]		16	3	1	0	3	1	0	0	20	4
	2021–22[20]		11	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	15	5
	Total		71	18	3	1	10	3	1	0	85	22
Kilwinning Rangers	2022–23	WoSFL Premier Division	3	1	0	0	-	-	0[lower-alpha 4]	0	3	1
Career total			117	27	4	1	20	6	10	4	150	38

1. Appearances for Motherwell U-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in the WoSFL Cup and South Region Challenge Cup

Honours

Alloa Athletic

• League One: 2016-17

Kilwinning Rangers

• Eglinton Cup: 2022

References

1. "Motherwell 3-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. "Motherwell duo join Airdrie on loan". SPFL. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
3. "Dylan Mackin departs on loan". SPFL. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
4. "Motherwell: Eight first-team players to exit Fir Park this summer". BBC Sport. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
5. "Another new face arrives". Livingston F.C. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
6. Hood, Grant (30 January 2018). "New Arrival at The Glebe: DYLAN MACKIN JOINS FROM LIVINGSTON". Brechin City F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
7. "Falkirk buy striker Dylan Mackin from Livingston". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
8. PLAYER UPDATE, falkirkfc.co.uk, 7 October 2018
9. Clubb, Robert (22 October 2018). "Mackin signs for Stirling". stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
10. "Binos confirm departure of winger as new season rebuild continues". Daily Record. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
11. "Dylan Mackin arrives at Buffs Park". kilwinningrangers.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
12. Dylan Mackin at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
18. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
19. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
20. "Games played by Dylan Mackin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

• Dylan Mackin at Soccerbase
• Dylan Mackin at Soccerway