Jimmy McGhee

Football player infobox
playername= Jimmy McGhee
fullname = James McGhee
nickname = Bertie


dateofbirth =
cityofbirth = Edinburgh
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
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position = Inside Forward
youthyears =
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years = 1920-1921
1921-1922
1922-1923
1924-1926
clubs = Wolfenden Shore
Harrison Soccer Club
Philadelphia Field Club
Philadelphia Field Club
caps(goals) =
05 (0)
22 (6)
16 (0)
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James “Jimmy” McGhee (born in Edinburgh, Scotland) was an American soccer inside forward who spent at least four seasons in the first division American Soccer League.

Youth

McGhee was the son of former Hibernian player and Heart of Midlothian manager James McGhee, and the brother of National Soccer Hall of Fame forward Bart McGhee. McGhee’s father was a renown Scottish player who appeared with Scotland in an 1886 game with Wales. McGhee’s father had a controversial term as the manager of Hearts. When he finally resigned on December 6 1909, he began assessing his options. In September 1910 he decided to leave Scotland and emigrate to the United States. It took James McGhee two years to get settled and it was not until 1912 that Jimmy, his mother and brother Bart joined his father in the U.S. When they arrived in the U.S., the family settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Playing

Amateur

McGhee spent at least one season, 1920-1921, playing alongside his brother Bart on the front line of Wolfenden Shore of the Allied American Football Association. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl102520.html October 25, 1920 The Globe] ]

Professional

In 1921, McGhee signed with Harrison Soccer Club of the newly established American Soccer League. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl121221.html December 12, 1921 The Globe] ] In 1922, he moved to Philadelphia Field Club for the 1922-1923 season. In 1924, he rejoined the team for two seasons. [cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ]

Misspelled last name

Some sources list McGhee as Magee when he played for Harrison S.C. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9501EED9153EEE3ABC4152DFBF66838A639EDE&oref=slogin September 19, 1921 New York Times] ]

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