Full name James McKay | Playing position Name Jim McKay | |
Date of birth (1918-06-11)11 June 1918 Date of death November 14, 1986(1986-11-14) (aged 68) Place of death Denny, Falkirk, Scotland, UK | ||
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland | ||
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 after serving in Burma with the Cameronians army unit. He made a scoring debut on October 7th 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.
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