Jim McAlpine
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| Jim McAlpine | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Walker McAlpine | |
| Date of birth | 5 February 1887 | |
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | |
| Date of death | Not known | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Left half | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Strathclyde | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1907–1908 1908–1909 1909–1910 1910–1911 1911–1915 1919 1919 1919–1921 1921–1923 |
Craigneuk Heatherbell Dalziel Rovers Vale of Clyde Strathclyde Southampton Kilmarnock Wishaw Thistle Millwall Gillingham |
132 (2) 17 (0) [1] 47 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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James Walker McAlpine (born 5 February 1887) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a half back for Southampton in the Southern League before playing for Football League clubs Millwall and Gillingham.
Born in Coatbridge he played for various local clubs, including Strathclyde where he was spotted by scouts from Southampton. Along with team-mate Andrew Gibson, he signed for The Saints in May 1911 and was considered to be one of new manager George Swift's better signings. Swift was Southampton’s first appointment as manager and promptly embarked on a spending spree, signing eleven players in six weeks.[2]
Playing alongside the ever-dependable Bert Lee, he became a virtual ever-present up to the suspension of football in 1915. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints", McAlpine was "rather small for a left half, (but) made up for his lack of stature with a determined and forceful temperament that made him a firm favourite with the Saints crowd."[3]
During World War I he remained on Saints' books, but joined local shipbuilders Harland and Wolff and turned out for their works football team, often against the Saints. He briefly returned to his native Scotland, playing for Kilmarnock and Wishaw Thistle.
After the war he moved to Millwall where he was part of their first ever Football League side in 1920–21. In July 1921 he moved on to Gillingham for a couple of seasons before retiring.
[edit] References
- ^ Football League (1920-21) only
- ^ Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints - A complete record. Breedon Books, pp.50-51. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing, p.215. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
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