James McColl (14 December 1892 – 1978) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played for
Celtic
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, Hibernian and Stoke. McColl scored over 250 goals in the
Scottish Football League
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Glasgow
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and played for Anderson Thornbank and St Anthony's before joining
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
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in 1913. He became a prolific scorer in the Scottish First Division helping the ''Bhoys'' team to win the title five times in his seven seasons at
Celtic Park
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as well as a
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1913–14.
He moved to Stoke in 1920–21 to try his luck in the English game but he struggled, scoring five goals in 27 matches, and at the end of the season returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle then Hibernian. He continued his goalscoring in the Scottish League and hit 143 goals in 320 matches for the ''Hibees'', playing alongside another former St Anthony's forward Jimmy Dunn for several seasons. Despite his prolonged success and goalscoring prowess at club level, he was never chosen for the Scotland national team or any other representative select teams.
Career statistics
Honours
; Celtic
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Scottish Football League
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1913–14
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Glasgow Cup
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