Jimmy McGhee
{{short description|Scottish-American soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{similar names|James McGhee (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jimmy McGhee
| fullname = James McGhee Jr
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| death_date =
| height =
| position = Inside Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1920–1921
| years2 = 1921–1922
| years3 = 1922–1923
| years4 = 1924–1926
| clubs1 = Wolfenden Shore
| clubs2 = Harrison S.C.
| clubs3 = Philadelphia Field Club
| clubs4 = Philadelphia Field Club
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 5
| caps3 = 22
| caps4 = 16
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 0
}}
James McGhee Jr (born in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a Scottish 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 renowned 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 6 December 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, 1920–21, playing alongside his brother Bart on the front line of Wolfenden Shore of the Allied American Football Association.[http://bethlehemsteelsoccer.org/gl102520.html 25 October 1920 The Globe]
=Professional=
In 1921, McGhee signed with Harrison S.C. of the newly established American Soccer League.[http://bethlehemsteelsoccer.org/gl121221.html 12 December 1921 The Globe] In 1922, he moved to Philadelphia Field Club for the 1922–23 season. In 1924, he rejoined the team for two seasons.{{cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921–1931 | type = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-8108-3429-4 | id = () }}
Misspelled last name
Some sources list McGhee as Magee when he played for Harrison S.C.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/09/19/98736949.pdf 19 September 1921 New York Times]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
Category:Harrison S.C. players
Category:Philadelphia Field Club players
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Scottish emigrants to the United States
Category:Footballers from Edinburgh
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States