Jimmy McGeachan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James McGeachan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1871[1] | ||
Place of birth | Govan, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1903 (aged 32) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1893–1894 | Hibernian | 20 | (3) |
1894–1896 | Bolton Wanderers | 69 | (5) |
1897–1898 | Stoke | 4 | (0) |
1898 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
1899 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James McGeachan (1871–1903) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]
Career
[edit]McGeachan was born in Govan and began his career with Hibernian before moving south to Bolton Wanderers in 1894.[1] After two years with the Lancashire club he moved on to Stoke.[1] He struggled to get in to the side ahead of Alf Wood and after four appearances left for a short return to Hibs.[1] He then had an unsuccessful second spell with Bolton.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1893–94 | Scottish Division Two | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
1894–95 | Scottish Division Two | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 1894–95 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
1895–96 | First Division | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
1896–97 | First Division | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
1897–98 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 69 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
Stoke | 1897–98 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Hibernian | 1898–99 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Total | 94 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 110 | 8 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- James McGeachen, www.ihibs.co.uk