Jimmy McColl (footballer, born 1924) explained
| Jimmy McColl |
| Fullname: | James McColl |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Death Date: | 8 August 2013 (aged 88)[1] |
| Position: | Full back |
| Years1: | 1946–1948 |
| Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1948–1950 |
| Clubs2: | Queen of the South |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1950–1951 |
| Clubs3: | Falkirk |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1951–1952 |
| Clubs4: | Cowdenbeath |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 87 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1948 |
| Nationalteam1: | Great Britain |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James McColl (13 November 1924 – 8 August 2013)[2] was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[3] making two appearances.[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]
Notes and References
- News: Obituary: Jimmy McColl, footballer, 88. Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 2013-08-15. 2013-11-03.
- News: Photo essay: Britain's 1948 Olympians today. The Independent. London. Katherine. Green. 15 June 2012.
- Web site: Jimmy McColl . Olympedia . 14 October 2021.
- Web site: Jimmy McColl . 21 January 2011 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110901155633/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jimmy-mccoll-1.html . 1 September 2011 .
- Web site: "Dougie McBain" www.qosfc.com 11 July 2010 . 30 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819061642/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=32 . 19 August 2013 . dead .
- Web site: QUEEN'S PARK : 1946/47 – 2009/10. 21 January 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
- Web site: QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 – 2009/10. 21 January 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
- Web site: FALKIRK : 1946/47 – 2009/10. 21 January 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
- Web site: COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 – 2009/10. 21 January 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
