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Jimmy McLean
Personal information
Full name	James McLean
Date of birth	3 April 1934
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Date of death	27 August 1995 (aged 61)
Place of death	Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside-right
Youth career
	Alva Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1960	Port Vale
1960	→ Southport (loan)
	Wellington Town
1961	Witton Albion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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James McLean (3 April 1934 – 27 August 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-right for Port Vale, Southport, Wellington Town, and Witton Albion.

Career

Mclean played for Alva Rangers before joining Port Vale in March 1958.^[1] He played three Third Division South games under Norman Low in the 1957–58 season.^[1] He did not play another game for the club, and a two-month loan spell with Fourth Division side Southport in January 1960 could not revitalize his career.^[1] After being released from his contract at Vale Park at the end of the 1959–60 season, he moved on to Wellington Town of the Southern League, and then Cheshire County League club Witton Albion.^[1] He made his Witton debut on 21 January 1961 and ended the 1960–61 season with nine goals in eighteen games.^[2] Upon his retirement from the game, he became a keen Port Vale supporter.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1957–58	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1958–59	Fourth Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1959–60	Third Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Southport (loan)	1959–60	Fourth Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Witton Albion	1960–61	Cheshire County League							18	9

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 194. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ ^a ^b "1960-61 Players Records". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ Jimmy McLean at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[Kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 194. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[1960-61-2] "1960-61 Players Records". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[3] Jimmy McLean at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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+{{for|the Bradford City and Burnley player of the 1900s|Jimmy McLean (footballer, born 1881)}}
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+| birth_date     = {{birth date|1934|04|03|df=y}}<ref name="Kent" />
-| cityofbirth    = [[Stirling]]
+| birth_place    = [[Stirling]], Scotland<ref name="Kent" />
-| countryofbirth = [[Scotland]]<ref name="Kent" />
+| death_date     = {{death date and age|1995|08|27|1934|04|03|df=y}}<ref name="Kent" />
-| dateofdeath    = {{death date and age|1995|08|27|1934|04|03|df=y}}<ref name="Kent" />
+| death_place    = [[Dunfermline]], Scotland<ref name="Kent" />
-| cityofdeath    = [[Dunfermline]]
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-| youthyears1    = | youthclubs1 = Alva Rangers
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-| years4         = | clubs4 = [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]| caps4 = | goals4 =
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 | totalcaps      = | totalgoals  =
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-'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''McLean''' (3 April 1934 – 27 August 1995) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played at [[Forward (association football)|inside-right]] for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Southport F.C.|Southport]], [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]], and [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]].
+'''James McLean''' (3 April 1934 – 27 August 1995) was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] who played at [[Forward (association football)|inside-right]] for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Southport F.C.|Southport]], [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]], and [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]].
-==Playing career==
+==Career==
-Mclean played for Alva Rangers, before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in March 1958.<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=194|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref> He played three [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] games under [[Norman Low]] in the [[1957–58 Port Vale F.C. season|1957–58]] season.<ref name="Kent" /> He did not play another game for the club, and a two month loan spell with [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] side [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] in January 1960 could not revitalize his career.<ref name="Kent" /> After being released from his contract at [[Vale Park]] at the end of the [[1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season|1959–60]] season, he moved on to [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]] of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], and then [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]].<ref name="Kent" /> Upon his retirement from the game, he became a keen Port Vale supporter.<ref name="Kent" />
+Mclean played for [[Alva Albion Rangers F.C.|Alva Rangers]] before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in March 1958.<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=194|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He played three [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] games under [[Norman Low]] in the [[1957–58 Port Vale F.C. season|1957–58]] season.<ref name="Kent" /> He did not play another game for the club, and a two-month [[Loan (sports)|loan]] spell with [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] side [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] in January 1960 could not revitalize his career.<ref name="Kent" /> After being released from his [[Association football contracts|contract]] at [[Vale Park]] at the end of the [[1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season|1959–60]] season, he moved on to [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]] of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], and then [[Cheshire County League]] club [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]].<ref name="Kent" /> He made his Witton debut on 21 January 1961 and ended the 1960–61 season with nine goals in eighteen games.<ref name="1960-61">{{cite web |title=1960-61 Players Records |url=https://www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk/a/seasons-archive-19601970-53063.html?page=2 |website=www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> Upon his retirement from the game, he became a keen Port Vale supporter.<ref name="Kent" />
+==Career statistics==
+Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref><ref name="1960-61"/>
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+|-
+!rowspan="2"|Club
+!rowspan="2"|Season
+!rowspan="2"|Division
+!colspan="2"|League
+!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
+!colspan="2"|Other
+!colspan="2"|Total
+|-
+!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
+|-
+|rowspan="4"|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||[[1957–58 Port Vale F.C. season|1957–58]]||[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
+|-
+|[[1958–59 Port Vale F.C. season|1958–59]]||Fourth Division||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
+|-
+|[[1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season|1959–60]]||[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
+|-
+!colspan="2"|Total
+!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0
+|-
+|[[Southport F.C.|Southport]] (loan)||[[1959–60 Southport F.C. season|1959–60]]||[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
+|-
+|[[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]||1960–61||[[Cheshire County League]]||||||||||||||18||9
+|}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
-{{Persondata
-| NAME              = Mclean, Jimmy
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = James McLean
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 3 April 1934
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Stirling]], [[Scotland]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 27 August 1995
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Dunfermline]], [[Scotland]]
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mclean, Jimmy}}
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Stirling]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Stirling]]
-[[Category:Scottish footballers]]
+[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football inside forwards]]
+[[Category:Men's association football inside forwards]]
+[[Category:Alva Albion Rangers F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Port Vale F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Southport F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Telford United F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Witton Albion F.C. players]]
-[[Category:The Football League players]]
+[[Category:English Football League players]]
 [[Category:Southern Football League players]]
 [[Category:1934 births]]
 [[Category:1995 deaths]]
+[[Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen]]