James McCloy
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|birth_date = 1906
|birth_place = Howwood, Scotland
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|death_place = Girvan, Scotland
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|position = Goalkeeper
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|clubs1 = Petershill
|years2 = 1931–1933
|clubs2= Clyde
|caps2 = 6
|goals2= 0
|years3 = 1933–1938
|clubs3= St Mirren
|caps3= 130
|goals3 = 0
|years4= 1938–1939
|clubs4 = Bradford City
|caps4= 37
|goals4 = 0
|years5= 1939
|clubs5= Swansea Town
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James McCloy (1906 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}
Career
Born in Howwood,Frost, p. 401 McCloy joined St Mirren from Clyde in October 1933; he made 148 appearances for the Paisley club,{{cite web|url=http://www.stmirren.info/id223.html|title=Player profiles Mc|accessdate=3 December 2018|publisher=StMirren.info|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717153956/http://www.stmirren.info/id223.html|url-status=dead}} and played in the 1934 Scottish Cup Final for them. He moved to Bradford City in August 1938.Frost, p. 401[https://bantamsheritage.com/2019/06/10/the-story-of-bradford-citys-other-major-cup-victory-the-division-three-challenge-cup/ The story of Bradford City's 'other' major cup victory – the Division Three Challenge Cup], Bantams Heritage, 10 June 2019 He made 37 Football League and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club.Frost, p. 385 He left the club in May 1939 to join Swansea Town His career was ended by the Second World War. He later worked as a fireman.
Personal life
His son Peter was also a footballer and a goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/interview-peter-mccloy-on-dealing-with-old-firm-pressure-1-4088598|title=Interview: Peter McCloy on dealing with Old Firm pressure|date=2 April 2016|accessdate=3 December 2018|author=Aidan Smith|publisher=The Scotsman}}
Sources
- {{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0}}
References
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
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Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Footballers from Renfrewshire
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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