Jimmy McInnes

Jimmy McInnes (17 February 1912 - 5 May 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool F.C. in The Football League. Born in Ayr, Scotland, McInnes started his career at Third Lanark A.C. before he moved to England to play for Liverpool. He signed during the 1937–38 season and made 11 appearances. He appeared 34 times the following season, he appeared three times in the 1939–40 season, which was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War. He never played for the club again and retired in 1946 joining the club's administrative staff. He committed suicide at Liverpool's home ground, Anfield, in 1965. He had become overwhelmed at the size of the job that he faced, and hanged himself from a beam at the rear of the Spion Kop.