Jimmy McGowan (footballer, born 1916)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McGowan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 July 1989 (aged 72–73)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maryhill | |||
| 1941–1956 | Partick Thistle | 243 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1946 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1946 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James McGowan (10 June 1916 – 24 July 1989) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.
Career
[edit]McGowan played club football for Maryhill (Junior level) and Partick Thistle.[3] He made a total of 543 appearances for Partick Thistle,[4] including 243 in the Scottish Football League.[5]
He made one official appearance for Scotland, a 2–2 draw with Belgium in January 1946.[6] McGowan also played in a Victory International against Ireland in February 1946, which is not considered to be an official international, instead falling under the wartime fixtures.[7]
His younger brother Ally McGowan was also a footballer, who played mainly for Wrexham.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]Club
- Scottish League Cup: Runners up 1953–54[10]
- Glasgow Cup: 1950–51, 1952–53[11]
- Glasgow Charity Cup: 1948–49[12]
- Summer Cup: 1944–45[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Jimmy McGowan, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
- ^ "Round And Round | Diary". Partick Thistle Match Programme. 2 August 1989. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Partick Thistle History Archive.
- ^ "Rex of the Sunday Mail Writes". 2 January 1955. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via Partick Thistle History Archive.
- ^ "Landmark for Alan Archibald?". Partick Thistle F.C. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "PARTICK THISTLE : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 181.
- ^ "Sat 02 Feb 1946 Northern Ireland 2 Scotland 3". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Peter Davies. "The Big Interview: Red Passion says a big 'Hello' to the prince of the 1950's Wrexham side". Red Passion. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ My advice to Thistle, Evening Times, 6 July 1957 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- ^ McKenzie Almost Wins Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1953
- ^ Partick Thistle Winners of Glasgow Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1951
Thistle's Superiority in Glasgow Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 30 September 1952 - ^ Jimmy The Jet Decided, The Sunday Post, 8 May 1949 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- ^ Thistle Get the Cup, But Not All the Honour, Evening Times, 30 June 1945 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
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- 1916 births
- Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
- 1989 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Maryhill F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Scotland men's wartime international footballers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1910s birth stubs