Jimmy McKinnell (footballer)

Jimmy McKinnell
Personal information
Full name James Templeton Broadfoot McKinnell
Date of birth (1893-03-27)27 March 1893
Place of birth Dalbeattie, Scotland
Date of death October 1972(1972-10-00) (aged 79)
Place of death Brixworth, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1914 Ayr United
1914–19?? Nithsdale Wanderers
19??–1919 Dumfries
1919–1920 Queen of the South
1920–1926 Blackburn Rovers 111 (0)
1926–1929 Darlington 101 (1)
1929–1930 Nelson 10 (0)
Managerial career
1938–1947 Queen of the South
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Templeton Broadfoot McKinnell (27 March 1893 – October 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half,[2] mainly for Dumfries club Queen of the South, Blackburn Rovers and Darlington.

McKinnell moved from Queens to Rovers at the start of the 1920-21 season. McKinnell was one of three players from the Dumfries club, alongside Willie McCall and Tom Wylie to move to the English Football League around that time. These three transfers combined with Ian Dickson's move to Aston Villa helped fund the Doonhamers purchase of Palmerston Park.[3]

McKinnell played in 111 league matches and 13 FA Cup games in six seasons for the Ewood Park club. McKinnell then signed for Darlington, where he played in 101 league matches and scored one goal in three seasons.[4] McKinnell then signed for Nelson at the start of the 1929-30 season, where he played 10 league matches before retiring at the end of that season.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 30 July 1928. p. 10.
  2. ^ Connections between Dumfries and Blackburn Rovers in the Queen of the profile on Jackie Oakes Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Details of Queen of the South's purchase of Palmerston Park in the feature on Ian Dickson Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 171. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  5. ^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
  6. ^ Connections between Dumfries and Blackburn Rovers in the Queen of the South profile on Jackie Oakes Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine