Jasper McLuckie (1 January 1878 – 1924) was a Scottish

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who played as a centre-forward. He played in the Football League for

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. McLuckie scored two goals for Bury in the 1900 FA Cup Final.

Career

McLuckie was born in Glasgow in 1878. He played in his hometown for Junior side Jordanhill before joining

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in 1898. In three years with the club, he scored 31 league goals in 94 appearances. McLuckie scored two goals in the 1900 FA Cup Final as Bury defeated Southampton 4–0 at Crystal Palace. In 1901, he moved to fellow First Division side

. In his second season with the club, they missed out on winning the Football League title by one point. McLuckie spent three seasons with Aston Villa and scored 46 goals in 62 appearances, which included five goals in five FA Cup matches. He joined

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in 1904 and was "a consistent performer" in his one season with the club. McLuckie made 37 appearances in all competitions and scored 16 goals before returning to Scotland in 1905 to finish his career with

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, in which he would finish as the club's top scorer.

Honours

* FA Cup:

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLuckie, Jasper 1878 births Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bury F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Dundee F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Western Football League players 1924 deaths Scottish Junior Football Association players