Jimmy McColl (footballer, born 1892)

Jimmy McColl

Personal information
Full name	James McColl[1]
Date of birth	14 December 1892[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1978 (aged 85–86)[1]
Playing position	Centre forward
Youth career
–	Anderson Thornbank
–	St Anthony's
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1913–1920	Celtic	165	(120)
1920	Peebles Rovers	?	(?)
1920–1921	Stoke	27	(5)
1921–1922	Partick Thistle	?	(10)
1922–1931	Hibernian	290	(130)
1931–1932	Leith Athletic	?	(3)
Teams managed
1931–1932	Leith Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James "Jimmy" McColl (14 December 1892 – 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Hibernian and Stoke.^[1] McColl scored over 250 goals in the Scottish Football League,^[2] and was top scorer in the 1915–16 season with Celtic.^[3]

Career

McColl was born in Glasgow and played for Anderson Thornbank and St Anthony's before joining Celtic in 1913. He became a prolific scorer in the Scottish First Division helping the "Bhoys" team to win the title five times in his seven seasons at Celtic Park as well as a Scottish Cup in 1913–14. He moved to Stoke in 1920–21 to try his luck in the English game but he struggled and scored five goals in 27 matches and at the end of the season he returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle then Hibernian.^[1] He continued his goalscoring in the Scottish League and hit 143 goals in 320 matches for "Hibs".^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	1913–14	17	7	4	6	21	13
	1914–15	33	26	0	0	33	26
	1915–16	32	36	0	0	32	36
	1916–17	31	24	0	0	31	24
	1917–18	14	10	0	0	14	10
	1918–19	30	17	0	0	30	17
	1919–20	8	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	165	120	4	6	169	126
Stoke	1920–21	27	5	0	0	27	5
	Total	27	5	0	0	27	5
Hibernian	1922–23	26	12	7	4	33	16
	1923–24	33	21	6	1	39	22
	1924–25	38	21	1	0	39	21
	1925–26	31	10	3	1	34	11
	1926–27	31	16	1	0	32	16
	1927–28	38	26	5	1	43	27
	1928–29	33	11	1	0	34	11
	1929–30	31	9	3	2	34	11
	1930–31	29	4	3	4	33	8
	Total	290	130	30	13	320	143
Career Total		482	255	34	19	516	274

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Football League First Division champions:(5) 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19
• Scottish Cup winner: 1913–14

Hibernian

• Scottish Cup runner-up: 1922–23

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Scotland – All-Time Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
3. "Scotland – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2008.

External links

• Jimmy McColl, www.ihibs.co.uk