Jimmy McLean

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

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]

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

^ ^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)

Personal information
Full name	James McLean^[1]
Date of birth	(1934-04-03)3 April 1934^[1]
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland^[1]
Date of death	27 August 1995(1995-08-27) (aged 61)^[1]
Place of death	Dunfermline, Scotland^[1]
Position(s)	Inside-right
Youth career
	Alva Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1960	Port Vale	3	(0)
1960	→ Southport (loan)	0	(0)
	Wellington Town
1961	Witton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals