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Ralph McElhaney
McElhaney while with Tottenham Hotspur in 1897.
Personal information
Full name Ralph McElhaney [1]
Date of birth 17 March 1874 [2]
Place of birth Govan, Scotland [2]
Date of death 5 December 1930(1930-12-05) (aged 56) [3]
Place of death Romford, England
Position(s) Forward, right half
Youth career
Dreghorn Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1894–1895 Third Lanark
1895 Celtic 2 (0)
1895 Clyde 5 (0)
1895–1896 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
1896–1897 Tottenham Hotspur 19 (6)
1897–1898 Swindon Town 3 (0)
1898–1899 Beith
1899 East Stirlingshire
1900–1902 Brentford 45 (12)
1902–1903 Dunipace
1903–1904 Grays United
1904–1905 Southall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralph McElhaney (17 March 1874 – 5 December 1930) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward and half back in the Scottish League and the Southern League. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1894–95 [6] Scottish League First Division 2 0 — — 2 0
Clyde 1895–96 [1] Scottish League First Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Partick Thistle 1895–96 [9] Scottish League Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1896–97 [3] Southern League First Division 19 6 3 1 — 22 7
Swindon Town 1897–98 [5] Southern League First Division 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Brentford 1899–1900 [8] Southern League Second Division 10 0 — — 10 0
1900–01 [8] 17 11 2 0 1 [a] 0 20 11
1901–02 [8] Southern League First Division 18 1 3 1 1 [3] 0 22 2
Total 45 12 5 1 2 0 52 13
Career total 75 18 8 2 2 0 85 20
  1. ^ Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match

Honours

Brentford

References

  1. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "ScotlandsPeople". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 276. ISBN  978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. ^ Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Scunthorpe United. 6 August 2005. p. 55.
  5. ^ a b "Ralph McElhaney – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Celtic Player Ralph McElhaney Details". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Ralph McElhaney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 355–356. ISBN  0951526200.
  9. ^ a b "1895–96 Cup runs eclipse League". Partick Thistle – The Early Years. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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