{{Short description|Footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use British English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Beth McKay |image = |caption = |full_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|8|30|df=y}} |birth_place = |height = 5ft 2in |position = Winger,<ref name="carson"/><ref name="new-signing"/> left-back<ref>{{Worldfootball.net|new_id=pe1008980}}</ref> |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 2014–2021 |clubs1 = Spartans |caps1 = 53 |goals1 = 11 |years2 = 2021–2022 |clubs2 = Hearts |caps2 = 23 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2022–2023 |clubs3 = Partick Thistle |caps3 = 5 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2023–2024 |clubs4 = Livingston |caps4 = 33 |goals4 = 17 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |club-update = }}
'''Beth McKay''' (born 30 August 1996) is a footballer who last played as a winger and left-back for Livingston. She represents Northern Ireland for football and futsal.
==Career== McKay started her senior career when she was 17 years old, representing the University of Stirling. She played for the University side from 2014 to 2018. While at the club, she received her first international call-up for Northern Ireland in 2015 and received her first International caps in 2017. She also won the Daily Record goal of the season award for SWPL in the 2017–18 season for her goal against Hamilton Academic W.F.C. on 1 April 2018.
After graduating from the University of Stirling and completing her scholarship, McKay moved to Hibernian W.F.C. for a brief spell before moving to Spartans in 2019.
When at Spartans, McKay scored her only senior career hat-trick in just 9 minutes against Motherwell W.F.C. in the Scottish Cup. She then went on to win the club's Top Goal Scorer award that season.
McKay signed for Hearts from Spartans in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hearts Women star Beth McKay on 'top notch' Aaron Hughes and Andy Kirk and making history in Kaunas|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-women-star-beth-mckay-on-top-notch-aaron-hughes-and-andy-kirk-and-making-history-in-kaunas-3241844|publisher=Edinburgh Evening News|date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, McKay signed for Partick Thistle. The midfielder made just 5 appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beth McKay joins PTWFC|url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/beth-mckay-joins-ptwfc/|website=ptfc.co.uk|date=8 June 2022}}</ref>
The midfielder signed for Livingston in 2023.<ref name="carson">{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Callum |title=New Livingston Women's winger enjoying 'positive' pressure of SWF Championship promotion bid |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/new-livingston-womens-winger-enjoying-29088991 |access-date=20 January 2026 |work=Daily Record |date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="new-signing">{{cite web|title=New signing McKay shines for Livi to capitalise on Renfrew rout by Ayr United|url=https://scotwomensfootball.com/latest-news/new-signing-mckay-shines-for-livi-to-capitalise-on-renfrew-rout-by-ayr-united/|publisher=Scottish Women's Football|date=23 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Livingston Women's ace discusses 'surreal' injury-time long range winner against Glasgow Women|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/livingston-womens-ace-discusses-surreal-30778534|publisher=Daily Record|date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SWPL My Story with Livingston's Beth McKay|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_jn3525JN0|website=youtube.com|date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
McKay left in Livi in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Livingston WFC|url=https://www.facebook.com/LivingstonWFC/posts/pfbid0bYrM6kmtSGWhBChncA9snE3JRt6TCjEiNWpT9VCGRwPgbBq8UW5ZTHEqK18972NVl|publisher=Facebook|date=16 July 2024}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Beth}} Category:Living people Category:1996 births Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland Category:Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:Women's association football wingers Category:Women's association football full-backs Category:Northern Ireland women's international footballers Category:Scottish Women's Premier League players Category:Livingston W.F.C. players
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