John James McKechnie was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Exeter City, Crewe Alexandra, Northampton Town and Stockport County.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James McKechnie[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Northampton Town | 11 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Exeter City | 18 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Stockport County | 8 | (0) |
| 1923–1926 | Clapton Orient | 47 | (0) |
| 1926 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | (0) |
| 1928 | Dundalk GNR | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editMcKechnie served as a corporal in the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 1923–24[5] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dundalk GNR | 1928–29[6] | League of Ireland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 189. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "McKechnie, John (Jimmy)". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy MacKechnie County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy McKechnie". History of Dundalk F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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