Jimmy McGeachan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McGeachan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1871[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Govan, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1903 (aged 32) | ||
| Position | 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]
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]