Jim McKay (footballer)
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Full name
James McKay
Date of birth
11 June 1918
Place of birth
Stirling, Scotland
Date of death
14 November 1986 (aged 68)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McKay | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1986 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Denny, Scotland | ||
| Position | 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 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 during World War II after serving in Burma with The Cameronians. He made a scoring debut on 7 October 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. 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]
