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Jimmy McLean (footballer, born 1876)

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English footballer

Jimmy McLean
Personal information
Full name James McLean
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death April 1914(1914-04-00) (aged 37–38)
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.

Career

McLean played for Sneyd before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1896. 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. He made his Midland Football League debut five days later, scoring in a 3–2 defeat at Wellingborough Town. Despite the goal this was to be his final appearance for the club.

He finished his career at Preston together with James Wilson in the summer of 1911. Around that time, he emigrated to Australia, where he played. He died in 1914.

Career statistics

Source:

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. ^ 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. ^ 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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