Jimmy McLean (footballer, born 1876)

Jimmy McLean
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(1914-04-00) (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

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 the summer of 1911.[4] Around that time, he emigrated to Australia, where he played. He died in 1914.[5]

Career statistics

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Jimmy McLean at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 194. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. ^ Pavo (28 August 1911). "PRESTON NORTH END". Athletic News – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Death of a Footballer". Evening Post. 20 April 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2023.


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