Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Barbour McAlpine[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 1901 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Date of death | May 1975 73)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Govan, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside left, outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1934 | Queen's Park | 473 | (163) |
International career | |||
1928 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
1932 | Scotland Amateurs | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Barbour McAlpine (19 October 1901 – May 1975), sometimes known as J. B. McAlpine or Mutt McAlpine, was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an inside left for Queen's Park in the Scottish Football League.[1] He is Queen's Park's record goalscorer and second-highest appearance-maker, having scored 192 goals in 547 appearances in all competitions.[2] He later served on the club's committee and as president.[2] In September 2013, Queen's Park's new youth and community building at Lesser Hampden was named the "J. B. McAlpine Pavilion".[3]
Despite being ineligible for the full Scottish international team under the rules of the time due to being born in England, McAlpine represented Scotland at amateur level,[4] and also represented the Scottish League XI[5] and the Glasgow Football Association (five appearances in the annual match against Sheffield),[6] selection for which was not dependent on birthplace.
Honours
Queen's Park
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Name: McAlpine, James Barbour". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- 1 2 "James Barbour McAlpine". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Queen's Park honour JB McAlpine". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 328. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ (SFL player) James B McAlpine, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 30 December 2021
- ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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