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Lawrie McKinna
Lawrie McKinna (born 8 July 1961) is a Scottish-Australian politician and former soccer player and coach. He is currently serving as Mayor for the Central Coast Council and is serving for the East Gosford Ward, heaving led "Team Central Coast" at the 2024 election.
McKinna was elected as a councillor on the City of Gosford in 2012, and was elected by his fellow councillors as mayor following the elections. Lawrie was successful in gaining a seat, and was elected by his fellow councillors Mayor of Gosford City on 24 September, serving into that role until the council was abolished in 2016.
McKinna was born in Galston in southwest Scotland.[citation needed]
McKinna began his career as a striker with local junior side Darvel and made his debut for Scottish Football League side Kilmarnock in 1982. He made 87 league appearances for Kilmarnock, scoring 17 times before moving to Australia in 1986 where he went on to play for several more clubs in the NSL and various state leagues.
McKinna's coaching career began in 1992 with New South Wales side Blacktown City as assistant manager. In 1995 Hills United hired him as a player-manager. In 1997, he became assistant to David Mitchell with National Soccer League (NSL) clubs Sydney Olympic, then following Mitchell to Sydney United in 1998 and Parramatta Power in 1999.
He left Parramatta Power in 2002 to take over as manager of Northern Spirit. His first season as a NSL coach was promising and successful as he beat many accomplished coaches, and was awarded with the NSL coach of the year award after taking the Northern Spirit to their first finals campaign for three years.
In 2005, he was named as manager of the new A-League club the Central Coast Mariners, earning the inaugural A-League coach of the year award after leading the Mariners to the grand final and winning the preseason cup. In May 2006 he signed a new five-year contract with the Mariners.
McKinna was popular in the community for his insistence that all the players at the club engaged in community activities. This became a hallmark of his tenure at the fledgling club.
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Lawrie McKinna
Lawrie McKinna (born 8 July 1961) is a Scottish-Australian politician and former soccer player and coach. He is currently serving as Mayor for the Central Coast Council and is serving for the East Gosford Ward, heaving led "Team Central Coast" at the 2024 election.
McKinna was elected as a councillor on the City of Gosford in 2012, and was elected by his fellow councillors as mayor following the elections. Lawrie was successful in gaining a seat, and was elected by his fellow councillors Mayor of Gosford City on 24 September, serving into that role until the council was abolished in 2016.
McKinna was born in Galston in southwest Scotland.[citation needed]
McKinna began his career as a striker with local junior side Darvel and made his debut for Scottish Football League side Kilmarnock in 1982. He made 87 league appearances for Kilmarnock, scoring 17 times before moving to Australia in 1986 where he went on to play for several more clubs in the NSL and various state leagues.
McKinna's coaching career began in 1992 with New South Wales side Blacktown City as assistant manager. In 1995 Hills United hired him as a player-manager. In 1997, he became assistant to David Mitchell with National Soccer League (NSL) clubs Sydney Olympic, then following Mitchell to Sydney United in 1998 and Parramatta Power in 1999.
He left Parramatta Power in 2002 to take over as manager of Northern Spirit. His first season as a NSL coach was promising and successful as he beat many accomplished coaches, and was awarded with the NSL coach of the year award after taking the Northern Spirit to their first finals campaign for three years.
In 2005, he was named as manager of the new A-League club the Central Coast Mariners, earning the inaugural A-League coach of the year award after leading the Mariners to the grand final and winning the preseason cup. In May 2006 he signed a new five-year contract with the Mariners.
McKinna was popular in the community for his insistence that all the players at the club engaged in community activities. This became a hallmark of his tenure at the fledgling club.
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