Jimmy McStay


James Frederick 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 took over the club captaincy from his brother, Willie McStay, in 1929. The siblings played together 246 times for Celtic as well as one Scottish League XI match in 1926. Taking all cups into account, he played in exactly 500 matches for the club.
McStay managed Celtic between 9 February 1940 and 23 July 1945. However, this coincided with the suspension of the Scottish Cup and Scottish Football League during wartime, meaning he never had the opportunity to manage the club in competition. He also managed Alloa Athletic prior to his appointment at Celtic, and afterwards took charge of Hamilton Academical.
McStay's great-nephews Paul and Willie also played for Celtic in the 1980s and 1990s ; their younger brother Raymond also played professionally.

Honours

Player

Celtic
Alloa Athletic
Hamilton Academical