Jimmy McColl (footballer, born 1924)

Jimmy McColl

Personal information
Full name	James McColl
Date of birth	1924
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death	August 2013 (aged 88)[1]
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1946–1948	Queen's Park	29	(0)
1948–1950	Queen of the South	26	(0)
1950–1951	Falkirk	5	(0)
1951–1952	Cowdenbeath	27	(0)
Total		87	(0)
National team
1948	Great Britain	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James "Jimmy" McColl (1924 – August 2013)^[2] was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, making two appearances.^[3][4][5]

A full back, McColl had been with amateur club Queen's Park until the Summer of the Olympics in which he played. After the Olympics he was one of two players in the GB Olympic squad to move that summer from Queens Park to Dumfries club, Queen of the South. The other was Dougie McBain.^[5][6]

McColl spent two seasons at Palmerston Park before he moved on to spend a season at each of Falkirk and Cowdenbeath.^[5][7][8][9]

References

1. "Obituary: Jimmy McColl, footballer, 88". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press). 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
2. Green, Katherine (15 June 2012). "Photo essay: Britain's 1948 Olympians today". London: The Independent.
3. Jimmy McColl – FIFA competition record
4. "Jimmy McColl". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
5. "Dougie McBain" www.qosfc.com 11 July 2010
6. "QUEEN'S PARK : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
7. "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
8. "FALKIRK : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
9. "COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 21 January 2011.