James McCloy

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James McCloy
Personal information
Date of birth 1906
Place of birth Howwood, Scotland
Date of death 1979 (age 72–73)[1]
Place of death Girvan, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Petershill
1931–1933 Clyde 6 (0)
1933–1938 St Mirren 130 (0)
1938–1939 Bradford City 37 (0)
1939 Swansea Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McCloy (1906 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Career

Born in Howwood,[3] McCloy joined St Mirren from Clyde in October 1933; he made 148 appearances for the Paisley club,[4] and played in the 1934 Scottish Cup Final for them.[5] He moved to Bradford City in August 1938.[3][6] He made 37 Football League and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club.[7] He left the club in May 1939 to join Swansea Town[3] His career was ended by the Second World War.[5] He later worked as a fireman.[5]

Personal life

His son Peter was also a footballer and a goalkeeper.[5]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Frost, p. 401
  4. ^ "Player profiles Mc". StMirren.info. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Aidan Smith (2 April 2016). "Interview: Peter McCloy on dealing with Old Firm pressure". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ The story of Bradford City’s ‘other’ major cup victory – the Division Three Challenge Cup, Bantams Heritage, 10 June 2019
  7. ^ Frost, p. 385