James McCloy

James McCloy

Personal information
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth	Howwood, Scotland
Date of death	1979 (aged 72–73) [1]
Place of death	Girvan, Scotland
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Petershill
1931–1933	Clyde	6	(0)
1933–1938	St Mirren	130	(0)
1938–1939	Bradford City	37	(0)
1939	Swansea Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McCloy (1906 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Career

Born in Howwood,^[3] McCloy joined St Mirren from Clyde in October 1933; he made 148 appearances for the Paisley club,^[4] and played in the 1934 Scottish Cup Final for them.^[5] He moved to Bradford City in August 1938.^[3][6] He made 37 Football League and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club.^[7] He left the club in May 1939 to join Swansea Town^[3] His career was ended by the Second World War.^[5] He later worked as a fireman.^[5]

Personal life

His son Peter was also a footballer and a goalkeeper.^[5]

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

1. Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
3. Frost, p. 401
4. "Player profiles Mc". StMirren.info. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
5. Aidan Smith (2 April 2016). "Interview: Peter McCloy on dealing with Old Firm pressure". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
6. The story of Bradford City's 'other' major cup victory – the Division Three Challenge Cup, Bantams Heritage, 10 June 2019
7. Frost, p. 385