Autographs of Ken McKinlay
John Robert Vickers (Ken) McKinlay (7 June 1928 – 9 February 2003) was a British international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 23 caps for the Scotland national speedway team, 92 caps for the England national speedway team and 23 caps for the Great Britain team.
McKinlay from High Blantyre Lanarkshire, was a farmer and grocer before he took up speedway while serving with the British Army in Germany, riding as a despatch rider and for the Neumünster forces team. He went on to captain the team and finished in joint sixth place in the 1948 Combined Services Speedway Championship. On his return to Britain, he started his career with the Glasgow Tigers in 1949 and had five successful seasons there. However, in 1954 the track closed and Ken transferred to the Leicester Hunters for a club record fee. He spent eight seasons with the Hunters, moving up with them into the First Division in 1957, and averaging close to 11 points in the 1958 and 1959 seasons. A spell with the Coventry Bees followed after Leicester dropped down to the Provincial League. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965.
When the British League was formed in 1965 Ken was allocated to the West Ham Hammers, and as captain led them to winning the 1965 treble of League Championship, KO Cup and London KO Cup trophies. He was renowned for his team-riding with younger riders and his contribution throughout his five seasons with the Hammers was immeasurable.
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Traded items with a signature of Ken McKinlay
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken McKinlay (Peter Craven & Ken McKinlay signed autograph album page 1950s speedway Belle Vue) was sold in October 2018 for £49.99 while the cheapest item (Signed Leicester Hunters 1950s Ken McKinlay Charlie Barsby Len Williams Elliott+) found a new owner for £0.99 in July 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2014 with an average selling price of £3.96 for an autographed item of Ken McKinlay. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2015 with £22.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.00 was November 2017. In average, an autographed item from Ken McKinlay is worth £2.98.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ken McKinlay were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | * signed LEICESTER v BELLE VUE 19/5/61 speedway programme (KEN McKINLAY) | £2.95 |  |
| * signed BELLE VUE v LEICESTER 21/5/60 speedway programme ( Ken McKinlay) | £1.95 | |
| 1928-2003 KEN McKINLAY (Glasgow & West Ham), album page, ORIGINALLY SIGNED! | £1.99 | |
| 6 X 4 APPROX. ORIGINAL EARLY 1950'S SPEEDWAY KEN McKINLAY SIGNED PRESS PHOTO | £3.00 | |
| 8 X 6 APPROX. ORIGINAL SIGNED PRESS PHOTO, SPEEDWAY RIDER, KEN McKINLAY | £5.00 | |
| Album page ORIGINALLY SIGNED by TICH READ & KEN McKINLAY! | £1.99 | |
| COVENTRY BEES---KEN MCKINLAY---5X3-HANDSIGNED-1960'S -SPEEDWAY-ACTION PHOTO | £7.00 | |
| COVENTRY BEES--KEN MCKINLAY--HANDSIGNED--1960'S--5X3--SPEEDWAY- ACTION PHOTO | £1.99 | |
| COVENTRY BEES-KEN MCKINLAY--HANDSIGNED--5X3--1962--SPEEDWAY PORTRAIT PHOTO | £1.99 | |
| KEN MCKINLAY (LEICESTER) ORIGINAL SPEEDWAY PHOTOGRAPH AND HAND SIGNED CARD | £2.20 | |
| Ken McKinlay Leicester Speedway B/W Vintage Photograph 1958 Signed 0286G | £3.00 | |
| Leicester 1950's Autographs HAND SIGNED Includes Ken McKinlay & Jack Geran | £7.99 | |
| ORIGINAL KEN McKINLAY COVENTRY ETC HAND SIGNED PHOTO 51/2 X 31/2 Inc | £1.50 | |
| Slip ORIGINALLY SIGNED by KEN McKINLAY (Coventry, West Ham, Oxford)! | £2.20 | |
| Speedway signed 1960s Mike Broadbanks / Ken McKinlay Autograph page | £10.60 | |
