James Joseph McCabe (17 September 1918 – July 1989) was a Northern Irish

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Draperstown Draperstown ()Toner, Gregory. ''Place-Names of Northern Ireland'', p. 85. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996; is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and ...

, McCabe played for Billingham Synthonia,

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and

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. He also earned six caps for the Northern Ireland national team.

References

1918 births 1989 deaths Association footballers from County Londonderry Northern Ireland men's international footballers Billingham Synthonia F.C. players South Bank St Peters F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players Men's association football wing halves Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Expatriate men's footballers in England Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub