Jim McKay (footballer)

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	14 November 1986(1986-11-14) (aged 68)
Place of death	Denny, Scotland
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 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.