Jimmy McStay
James McStay was a Scottish football player and manager. He spent most of his career at Celtic, and was a captain and manager for the club.
Career
A full back, he joined Celtic in 1920 and took over the club captaincy from his elder brother Willie McStay in 1929. The siblings played together 246 times for Celtic as well in as one Scottish League XI match in 1926 and a Scottish Football Association summer tour of North America in 1927; however unlike Willie, Jimmy never gained a full international cap. Taking all cups into account he played in exactly 500 matches for Celtic, ranking 14th on the club's all-time list and making the most appearances overall for the Hoops without being selected for his country.McStay managed Celtic between 9 February 1940 and 23 July 1945 but this coincided with the suspension of the League and Scottish Cup during wartime, meaning he never had the opportunity to manage the club in official competitions. He also managed Irish club Brideville and Alloa Athletic prior to his appointment at Celtic, and afterwards took charge of Hamilton Academical.
In addition to Willie and Jimmy, another McStay brother, Francis, was also a footballer, played for Motherwell in the 1910s. Their great-great-nephews Paul and Willie and Raymond played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s.
Honours
Player
Celtic- Scottish League: 1925–26
- Scottish Cup: 1922-23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1930–31, 1932–33
- Glasgow Cup: 1927–28, 1930–31
Manager
- Scottish Division Two promotion : 1938–39
- Glasgow Cup: 1940–41
- Glasgow Charity Cup: 1942–43
- Victory in Europe Cup: 1945
- Lanarkshire Cup: 1951–52
Managerial statistics
- Does not include wartime matches with Alloa; P20, W10, D2, L8, WP50%
- No competitive games played during his time at Celtic; wartime totals P220, W112, D38, L70, WP50.9%
- Does not include wartime matches with Hamilton; P11, W2, D2, L7, WP18.1%
- Wartime grand total: '''P251, W124, D42, L85, WP49.4%'''