Jimmy McLean (footballer, born 1876)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McLean[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1876[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | April 1914 (aged 37–38)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Wing Half; inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sneyd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896 | Burslem Port Vale | 1 | (1) |
| 1896–1898 | Eastville Rovers | ||
| 1898–1899 | Worcester City | ||
| 1899–1901 | Walsall | 59 | (5) |
| 1901–1903 | West Bromwich Albion | 57 | (10) |
| 1903–1911 | Preston North End | 185 | (4) |
| Total | 302 | (20) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James McLean (1876–1914) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion.[1][2]
Career[edit]
McLean played for Sneyd, before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1896.[3] He made his debut at inside-right in a 4–2 defeat at Dresden United in a Staffordshire Senior Cup preliminary round replay on 26 October 1896.[3] He made his Midland Football League debut five days later, scoring in a 3–2 defeat at Wellingborough Town.[3] Despite the goal this was to be his final appearance for the club.[3]
He finished his career at Preston together with James Wilson in summer 1911.[4] Around that time, he emigrated to Australia, where he played. He died in 1914.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1896–97 | Midland Football League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Jimmy McLean at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 194. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Pavo (28 August 1911). "PRESTON NORTH END". Athletic News – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Death of a Footballer". Evening Post. 20 April 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
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- Worcester City F.C. players
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- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
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- English emigrants to Australia
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