| James McKechnie |
 James McKechnie was born on Saturday, 15th April, 1899, in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire. The forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Saturday, 22nd April, 1922, having most recently been with Ashfield. Aged 23, he made his debut appearance on Wednesday, 26th April, 1922, in a 2-2 draw at home to Glasgow Select in a Benefit match. James scored his only goal for Thistle on Saturday, 9th September, 1922, in a 2-1 win at home to Ayr United in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 18th November, 1922, in a 1-1 draw away to Motherwell in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 10 occasions. His club-list included Duntocher Hibernian, Helensburgh, Luton Town, Manchester City, Mid Rhondda United, Ashfield, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Hamilton Academical, Airdrieonians, Reading, Falkirk and East Stirlingshire. We don't know where or when James died. *
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 This right-winger, a resident of Helensburgh, had a sojourn in England and Wales in the early 1920s before landing back in Scotland with Ashfield, from where he was picked up by Thistle for an 8 month spell in the springtime of 1922. At the end of that year he moved on to Raith Rovers, then later to Hamilton Accies just 4 months later, with a spell back at Helensburgh in-between. His varied and busy club-list suggests restless legs and a thirst for adventure, although perhaps his other life as a businessman - in the wholesale drapery line - had influence over his decisions here and there. |
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