James McAlpine

James McAlpine
Personal information
Full name James Barbour McAlpine[1]
Date of birth 19 October 1901
Place of birth London, England
Date of death May 1975 (1975-06) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death Govan, Scotland
Playing position Inside left, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1934 Queen's Park 473 (163)
National team
1928 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1932 Scotland Amateurs 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Barbour McAlpine (19 October 1901 – May 1975), sometimes known as J. B. McAlpine or Mutt McAlpine, was a Scottish amateur football inside left who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1] He is Queen's Park's record goalscorer and second-highest appearance-maker, having scored 192 goals in 547 appearances.[2] He later served on the club's committee and as president.[2] In September 2013, Queen's Park's new youth and community building at Lesser Hampden was named the "J. B. McAlpine Pavilion".[3] McAlpine represented Scotland at amateur level.[4]

Honours

Queen's Park

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Queen's Park honour JB McAlpine – Scottish Professional Football League". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ↑ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Queen's Park [Glasgow]". fchd.info. Retrieved 21 October 2016.


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