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James McGowan (10 June 1916 – 24 July 1989) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.

Career

McGowan played club football for Maryhill (Junior level) and Partick Thistle.[3] He made a total of 543 appearances for Partick Thistle,[4] including 243 in the Scottish Football League.[5]

He made one official appearance for Scotland, a 2–2 draw with Belgium in January 1946.[6] McGowan also played in a Victory International against Ireland in February 1946, which is not considered to be an official international, instead falling under the wartime fixtures.[7]

His younger brother Ally McGowan was also a footballer, who played mainly for Wrexham.[8][9]

Honours

Club

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jimmy McGowan, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
  2. ^ "Round And Round | Diary". Partick Thistle Match Programme. 2 August 1989. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Partick Thistle History Archive.
  3. ^ "Rex of the Sunday Mail Writes". 2 January 1955. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via Partick Thistle History Archive.
  4. ^ "Landmark for Alan Archibald?". Partick Thistle F.C. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. ^ "PARTICK THISTLE : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 181.
  7. ^ "Sat 02 Feb 1946 Northern Ireland 2 Scotland 3". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  8. ^ Peter Davies. "The Big Interview: Red Passion says a big 'Hello' to the prince of the 1950's Wrexham side". Red Passion. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ My advice to Thistle, Evening Times, 6 July 1957 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  10. ^ McKenzie Almost Wins Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1953
  11. ^ Partick Thistle Winners of Glasgow Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1951
    Thistle's Superiority in Glasgow Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 30 September 1952
  12. ^ Jimmy The Jet Decided, The Sunday Post, 8 May 1949 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  13. ^ Thistle Get the Cup, But Not All the Honour, Evening Times, 30 June 1945 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)


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