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Jim McKay
Personal information
Full name James McKay
Date of birth (1918-06-11)11 June 1918
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Date of death November 14, 1986(1986-11-14) (aged 68)
Place of death Denny, Falkirk, Scotland, UK
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Dunipace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1945 Celtic
1945–1946 Alloa Athletic
1947–1948 Portadown
1948–1949 Cowdenbeath
1949–1950 Tranmere Rovers 12 (1)
Total 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James "Jim" McKay (11 June 1918–14 November 1986) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.

McKay joined Celtic from the army in September 1944 after serving in Burma with the Cameronians army unit. He made a scoring debut on October 7th as Celtic lost 3-2 to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup at Hampden Park. He played a total of three Regional League games for Celtic – scoring two goals – before asking to be released in March 1945.[1] McKay later joined Alloa Athletic, and also went on to play for Portadown, Cowdenbeath and, in the 1949-50 season, Tranmere Rovers.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "McKay, Jim". The Celtic Wiki. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Jim McKay". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  4. ^ Hugman, Barry. "Jim McKay". Barry Hugman's Footballers – Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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