James Templeton Broadfoot McKinnell (27 March 1893 – October 1972) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a left half, mainly for

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

club Queen of the South,

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

and

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. McKinnell moved from ''Queens'' to ''Rovers'' at the start of the 1920-21 season. McKinnell was one of three players from the

club, alongside Willie McCall and Tom Wylie to move to the

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around that time. These three transfers combined with Ian Dickson's move to

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helped fund the ''Doonhamers'' purchase of

Palmerston Park Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919. South of Scotland League club He ...

. McKinnell played in 111 league matches and 13

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games in six seasons for the

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club. McKinnell then signed for

, where he played in 101 league matches and scored one goal in three seasons. McKinnell then signed for

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at the start of the 1929-30 season, where he played 10 league matches before retiring at the end of that season.Connections between Dumfries and Blackburn Rovers in the Queen of the South profile on Jackie Oakes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mckinnell, Jimmy People from Dalbeattie Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway Scottish footballers Scottish football managers Ayr United F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Nelson F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Queen of the South F.C. managers 1972 deaths 1893 births Association football wing halves