Jimmy McInnes

James Sloan McInnes (17 February 1912 – 5 May 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half for Liverpool in the English Football League.

Jimmy McInnes
Personal information
Full name James Sloan McInnes
Date of birth 17 February 1912
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 5 May 1965(1965-05-05) (aged 53)
Place of death Liverpool, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Ardeer Recreation
1935–1938 Third Lanark 103 (7)
1938–1946 Liverpool 45 (1)
Total 148 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Ayrshire, McInnes started his senior career at Third Lanark, winning the 1934–35 Scottish Division Two title and playing on the losing side in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final[1] before he moved to England to play for Liverpool in March 1938.[2] He made 11 appearances at the end of the 1937–38 season, appeared 34 times the following season, and played three times in the 1939–40 season which was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War. He never played an official competitive match for the club again and retired in 1946 joining the club's administrative staff.

McInnes killed himself at Liverpool's home ground, Anfield, in 1965. He had become overwhelmed at the size of the job that he faced as the club grew in stature, and hanged himself from a beam at the rear of the Spion Kop.[3]

References
  1. Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Jimmy McInnes". LFC History. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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