James McAlpine


James Barbour McAlpine, sometimes known as J. B. McAlpine or Mutt McAlpine, was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an inside left for Queen's [Park F.C.|Queen's Park] in the Scottish Football League. He is Queen's Park's Queen's Park F.C. players|record goalscorer and second-highest appearance-maker], having scored 192 goals in 547 appearances in all competitions. He later served on the club's committee and as president. In September 2013, Queen's Park's new youth and community building at Lesser Hampden was named the "J. B. McAlpine Pavilion".

Representative career

Despite being ineligible for the Scotland [national football team|full Scottish international team] under the rules of the time due to being born in England, McAlpine represented Scotland at Scotland national [amateur football team|amateur] level. He also represented the Scottish [League XI] and the Glasgow FA, selection for which was not dependent on birthplace.

Honours

Queen's Park