Jimmy McIntosh

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playername = Jimmy McIntosh


fullname = James McLaughlin McIntosh
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dateofbirth = April 5 1918
cityofbirth = Dumfries
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = 2000
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position = Forward
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years = -1935
1935-1938
1938-1946
1946-1948
1948-1951
1951-19??
clubs = Droylsden
Blackpool
Preston North End
Blackpool
Everton
Distillery
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05 0(0)
27 0(3)
74 (22)
58 (19)
0? 0(?)
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managerclubs = Everton (player-manager)
Ballymena United
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James McLaughlin "Jimmy" McIntosh (April 5 1918 – 2000) was a Scottish professional footballer (a forward) and, later, a manager.

Early years

Blackpool (1st spell)

McIntosh began his professional career with Joe Smith's Blackpool in 1935. He made his debut on September 21, 1935, in a single-goal defeat at Swansea Town. He made only three more appearances in the 1935–36 campaign; indeed, he wasn't selected again until the opening game of the 1936–37 season.

Preston North End

In 1938 he joined Blackpool's arch-rivals Preston North End. He was part of a deal that brought Frank O'Donnell to the club, with Dickie Watmough joining McIntosh on his way to Deepdale. In eight years at Preston, he made 27 league appearances and scored three goals.

Blackpool (2nd spell)

After World War II, McIntosh returned to Blackpool, who were still under the management of Joe Smith. He appeared in the first 26 and final two games of the 1946–47 league season, scoring five goals in the process (including one in a 3–2 victory over Liverpool at Bloomfield Road on November 30, 1946).

In 1947–48, on November 1, 1947, he scored both goals in another home victory over Liverpool. He also scored the only goal in a home victory over Aston Villa on January 31, 1948, and five goals in a 7–0 whitewash of his former club Preston at Deepdale in the final game of the season.

After helping the club to the 1948 FA Cup Final by scoring five goals in their journey to Wembley, McIntosh missed the main event against Manchester United.

In McIntosh's final season at Blackpool, 1948–49, he made just thirteen league appearances, scoring four goals. All of the goals game in three consecutive February league games (one against Bolton Wanderers, the only goal of the game; one at Liverpool in a 1–1 draw; and both goals in a 2–2 draw at home to Preston).

His final appearance for Blackpool occurred in the final game of the season, a 1–1 draw at Lancashire neighbours Burnley.

Everton

McIntosh joined Everton, with whom he went on to make 58 league appearances and score nineteen goals. He was also the club's player-manager for a period.

Career in Ireland

He finished his playing career with Distillery, before managing Ballymena United.

External links

* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/wartime_football.asp Article on Chester in the War featuring McIntosh]

References

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/blackpool/blackpool.htm Stats for Blackpool]
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/everton/everton.htm Stats for Everton]
*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X