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Full name
  
James McMenamin

?-1902
  
Rutherglen Glencairn

Died
  
1965, Robroyston

Date of birth
  
11 October 1880

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Forward

Name
  
Jimmy McMenemy

Children
  
John McMenemy

Role
  
Footballer


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Place of birth
  
Date of death
  
23 June 1965 (Aged 84)

CGS Jimmy McMenemy (part 1 of 2, made with Spreaker)


James McMenamin (11 October 1880 – 23 June 1965), usually known as James McMenemy or Jimmy McMenemy, was a Scottish footballer who most notably played for Celtic from 1902 to 1920 and later became assistant manager to Willie Maley in 1934.

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CGS Jimmy McMenemy (part 2 of 2, made with Spreaker)


Early life

James was born in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire on 11 October 1880 to parents John McMenamin and Hannah Regan. James' father John curiously adopted the name 'McMenamin' after he moved to Scotland from County Tyrone. John's brother, also called James, settled in Rutherglen during the same period with his wife Ann Smith but maintained the traditional spelling 'McMenemy'. This - and also due to the player himself using both styles - has led to some mis-attributing of the player's date of birth to that of his cousin James McMenemy, born at Rutherglen on 23 August 1880.

Career

Nicknamed "Napoleon" due to an apparent resemblance to Napoleon Bonaparte, James McMenemy began his career playing for junior team Rutherglen Glencairn, leaving in 1902 to become part of the Celtic team that won six league titles in a row between season 1903-04 and season 1909-10. He was also part of the team that defeated Rangers 3-2 in the 1904 Scottish Cup Final after being down 2-0.

In 1920, aged forty, McMenemy left Celtic and joined Partick Thistle where, in April 1921, he helped them to their one and only Scottish Cup victory, beating Rangers 1-0. McMenemy won seven Scottish Cup medals altogether - in 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1921.

He also played 12 times for the Scotland national team, scoring 5 goals and also represented the Scottish League XI 13 times, scoring twice.

Family

Jimmy's son John won a Scottish Cup medal for Celtic in 1927 and a Scottish League Championship medal for Motherwell in 1932, another son, Harry, played for Newcastle United, and a third son, Joe, featured for Junior club Strathclyde in the 1930s but did not play at the professional level. Lawrie McMenemy, the former manager of Southampton and many other teams, is a distant relation.

References

Jimmy McMenemy Wikipedia


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