Having joined Celtic as a teenager, his time at the club coincided with one of the poorest eras in their history in terms of performances and trophies.[citation needed] He did win the Glasgow Cup in 1948–49, and had also featured regularly for four seasons during World War II which are not counted as official matches.[2] At the end of that period he was sent off in a controversial 1946 Victory Cup match against Rangers which led to a lengthy suspension from the Scottish Football Association,[3] so he was not able to make his Scottish Football League debut until December 1946.[2]
He was selected for the Scottish League XI once, in 1949,[4] but was criticised for his performance in a 3–0 defeat to the Football League XI, which he felt was unjust.[3]
Jimmy was the first of four generations of Mallan men to play football to a high level. His son, also Jimmy, played Junior football as a striker, scoring a hat-trick for Johnstone Burgh in the 1964 Scottish Junior Cup final.[6][7] His grandson Stevie, a striker born in 1967, played for several Scottish Football League clubs in the 1990s, and after moving to Junior football in his mid-30s, played for several more years and appeared in the 2011 Scottish Junior Cup Final at the age of 44.[8] His great-grandson, also Stevie, born in 1996, made his debut as a midfielder for St Mirren in November 2014[9] and played 100 games for the club before moving to England, later signing for Hibernian.
^"Auchinleck Talbot 2-1 Musselburgh Athletic". BBC Sport. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^Mullen, Scott (24 November 2014). "Buddies boss can still beat the boos". Evening Times. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
External links
Jim Mallan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
Jimmy Mallan, The Celtic Wiki
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mallan, morton, player, jimmy, mallon, james, mallan, january, 1924, 1969, scottish, footballer, played, celtic, mirren, defender, personal, informationfull, namejames, mallandate, birth, 1924, january, 1924, place, birthgovanhill, scotlanddate, death27, 1969,. For the Morton player see Jimmy Mallon James Mallan 25 January 1924 27 May 1969 was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and St Mirren as a defender Jim MallanPersonal informationFull nameJames MallanDate of birth 1924 01 25 25 January 1924 1 Place of birthGovanhill ScotlandDate of death27 May 1969 1969 05 27 aged 45 Position s Right backSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Pollok1942 1953Celtic90 0 1953 1956St Mirren65 0 Total155 0 International career1949Scottish League XI1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHaving joined Celtic as a teenager his time at the club coincided with one of the poorest eras in their history in terms of performances and trophies citation needed He did win the Glasgow Cup in 1948 49 and had also featured regularly for four seasons during World War II which are not counted as official matches 2 At the end of that period he was sent off in a controversial 1946 Victory Cup match against Rangers which led to a lengthy suspension from the Scottish Football Association 3 so he was not able to make his Scottish Football League debut until December 1946 2 He was selected for the Scottish League XI once in 1949 4 but was criticised for his performance in a 3 0 defeat to the Football League XI which he felt was unjust 3 At St Mirren he was responsible for scoring an own goal in the 1955 Scottish League Cup Final against Aberdeen who went on to win the match 2 1 5 He retired from playing at the end of the season and later ran a public house in Paisley He died in 1969 aged 45 Personal life EditJimmy was the first of four generations of Mallan men to play football to a high level His son also Jimmy played Junior football as a striker scoring a hat trick for Johnstone Burgh in the 1964 Scottish Junior Cup final 6 7 His grandson Stevie a striker born in 1967 played for several Scottish Football League clubs in the 1990s and after moving to Junior football in his mid 30s played for several more years and appeared in the 2011 Scottish Junior Cup Final at the age of 44 8 His great grandson also Stevie born in 1996 made his debut as a midfielder for St Mirren in November 2014 9 and played 100 games for the club before moving to England later signing for Hibernian References Edit Statutory registers Births Search results ScotlandsPeople a b Celtic player Mallan Jim FitbaStats Retrieved 13 June 2017 a b Tales of Jimmy Mallan Charles Buchan s Football Weekly September 1955 via Not The View January 2019 SFL player Jimmy Mallan London Hearts Supoporters Club Retrieved 13 June 2017 Lifelong St Mirren fan undertook epic journey to see League Cup Final win for Hearts Scottish Professional Football League 15 March 2013 On The Record Daily Record 20 October 2008 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Purdie Tom 2011 The Scottish Junior Cup 1946 1975 Amberley Publishing ISBN 9781445604176 Auchinleck Talbot 2 1 Musselburgh Athletic BBC Sport 29 May 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Mullen Scott 24 November 2014 Buddies boss can still beat the boos Evening Times Retrieved 27 December 2014 External links EditJim Mallan at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database Jimmy Mallan The Celtic Wiki This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a defender born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Mallan amp oldid 1063587432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
