Kinloch played for Hibs as well and tells a story about how in February 1961 he was ordered to take a crucial penalty against Barcelona at Easter Road. He scored from the spot to clinch Hibs a 3-2 victory and send them into the last four of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on a 7-6 aggregate.

German referee Johannes Malka's decision sparked fury among the Barcelona players and police were forced to take action to calm the explosive incident which became known as the 'Battle of Easter Road'.  During a 13-minute delay the fracas Kinloch sat on the ball in the centre circle and was stunned when regular penalty taker Sammy Baird told him to take the kick.

Despite scepticism on the terracings about Kinloch as a penalty taker, he converted the penalty and his success earned the team their highest bonus of £90.

Many years later Kinloch relayed the story:

"Sammy was originally earmarked to take Hibs' penalties. The whole crowd and the players thought I would miss the penalty. Pat Stanton, who later captained Hibs, was in the crowd and he will verify that he was going mental as I ran up to hit it.

"Nobody expected me to score after so much time had elapsed and my priority was just to hit the back of the net. I couldn't really lose because if I had missed we would have drawn and if I scored I would be the hero.

"I did score and we won a European tie against the mighty Barcelona. We all got a £90 bonus for that one match - our highest ever. I remember getting a load of nice crisp new fivers in a brown envelope. Lawrie Reilly, who is a Hibs legend, only ever got a maximum of £20 a week."