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Scottish footballer
Jimmy McGowan Full name
James McGowan Date of birth
10 June 1916
[1] Place of birth
Airdrie , Scotland Date of death
24 July 1989(1989-07-24) (aged 72–73)
[2] Place of death
Airdrie, Scotland Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
[1] Position(s)
Right back Years
Team
Apps
(
Gls )
Maryhill
1941–1956
Partick Thistle
243
(1) 1946
Scotland
1
(0) 1946
Scotland (wartime)
1
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
James McGowan (10 June 1916 – 24 July 1989) was a Scottish
footballer who played as a
right back .
Career
McGowan played club football for
Maryhill (
Junior level ) and
Partick Thistle .
[3] He made a total of 543 appearances for Partick Thistle,
[4] including 243 in the
Scottish Football League .
[5]
He made one official appearance for
Scotland , a 2–2 draw with
Belgium in January 1946.
[6] McGowan also played in a
Victory International against
Ireland in February 1946, which is not considered to be an official international, instead falling under the
wartime fixtures .
[7]
His younger brother
Ally McGowan was also a footballer, who played mainly for
Wrexham .
[8]
[9]
Honours
Club
See also
References
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a
b
Jimmy McGowan , The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
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"Round And Round | Diary" . Partick Thistle Match Programme . 2 August 1989. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Partick Thistle History Archive.
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"Rex of the Sunday Mail Writes" . 2 January 1955. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via Partick Thistle History Archive.
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"Landmark for Alan Archibald?" . Partick Thistle F.C. 25 January 2013. Archived from
the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015 .
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"PARTICK THISTLE : 1946/47 – 2013/14" . Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 May 2015 .
^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013 . Pitch Publishing. p. 181.
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"Sat 02 Feb 1946 Northern Ireland 2 Scotland 3" . London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
^ Peter Davies.
"The Big Interview: Red Passion says a big 'Hello' to the prince of the 1950's Wrexham side" . Red Passion . Retrieved 12 May 2021 .
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My advice to Thistle , Evening Times, 6 July 1957 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
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McKenzie Almost Wins Cup , The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1953
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Partick Thistle Winners of Glasgow Cup , The Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1951
Thistle's Superiority in Glasgow Cup Final , The Glasgow Herald, 30 September 1952
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Jimmy The Jet Decided , The Sunday Post, 8 May 1949 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
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Thistle Get the Cup, But Not All the Honour , Evening Times, 30 June 1945 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)