Jasper McLuckie
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jasper McLuckie
| fullname = Jasper McLuckie{{cite book |first=Michael |last=Joyce |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |year=2004 |publisher=SoccerData |location=Nottingham |isbn=1-899468-67-6 |page=172}}
| birth_date = 1 January 1878
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_date = 1924 (aged 46)
| height =
| position = Centre-forward
| years1 = –
| clubs1 = Jordanhill
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1898–1901
| clubs2 = Bury
| caps2 = 94
| goals2 = 31
| years3 = 1901–1904
| clubs3 = Aston Villa
| caps3 = 57
| goals3 = 41
| years4 = 1904–1905
| clubs4 = Plymouth Argyle
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 14
| years5 = 1905–1906
| clubs5 = Dundee
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 10
}}
Jasper McLuckie (1 January 1878 – 1924) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward. He played in the Football League for Bury and Aston Villa, the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle, and the Scottish Division One for Dundee. McLuckie scored two goals for Bury in the 1900 FA Cup Final.
Career
McLuckie was born in Glasgow in 1878.{{cite web|title=Jasper McLuckie|url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=558&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7|publisher=Greens on Screen|access-date=18 February 2013}} He played in his hometown for Junior side Jordanhill before joining Football League First Division club Bury in 1898. In three years with the club, he scored 31 league goals in 94 appearances. McLuckie scored two goals in the 1900 FA Cup Final as Bury defeated Southampton 4–0 at Crystal Palace.{{cite web|title=Bury 4 Southampton 0|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1900.html|publisher=FA Cup Finals|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928080854/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1900.html|archive-date=28 September 2011}} In 1901, he moved to fellow First Division side Aston Villa.{{cite web|title=Jasper McLuckie|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/868.html|publisher=Aston Villa Player Database|access-date=26 August 2007}} In his second season with the club, they missed out on winning the Football League title by one point.{{cite web|title=Aston Villa|url=https://www.fchd.info/ASTONVIL.HTM|publisher=Football Club History Database|access-date=18 February 2013}} McLuckie spent three seasons with Aston Villa and scored 46 goals in 62 appearances, which included five goals in five FA Cup matches. He joined Southern League First Division club Plymouth Argyle in 1904 and was "a consistent performer" in his one season with the club. McLuckie made 37 appearances in all competitions and scored 16 goals before returning to Scotland in 1905 to finish his career with Dundee in his final season, in which he would finish as the club's top scorer.{{Cite web |title=Jimmy McLuckie {{!}} Player Statistics {{!}} Dundee (Dee Archive) |url=https://deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=257 |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=deearchive.co.uk |language=en}}
Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Aston Villa F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players