Jimmy McGrory

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James Edward "Jimmy" McGrory (26 April 1904, Garngad, Glasgow - 20 October 1982) was a Scottish football player for Celtic, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Celtic players of all-time.

He joined Celtic from St. Rochs in 1922, before going on loan to Clydebank for the 1923 - 1924 season. Between 1922 and 1937, he scored 397 league goals for Celtic (as well as 13 while on loan at Clydebank).

He was the Scottish league's top goalscorer in 1926/27, 1927/28 and 1935/36. Over the course of his career, he amassed 550 goals in first-class matches, including 410 goals in 408 league games, making him the most prolific scorer in British football history.

After leaving Celtic, he joined Kilmarnock as manager, before returning to manage Celtic in 1945. He held this position for nearly 20 years, before Jock Stein took over as manager in 1965.

McGrory won 7 caps for the Scotland national football team during his career and he managed to score 7 goals.