death_date nationalcaps manageryears birth_date years youthyears caps goals nationalyears name fullname birth_place nationalteam totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
25 november 1993 5 2 1 1954 -- 1967 1969 -- 1975 1975 -- 1978 27 december 1917 1934 1946 1946 -- 1947 1947 -- 1948 1948 -- 1954 1938 1954 -- 1955 -- 1939 1939 -- 1945 1945 -- 1934 ? 20 ? ? 33 33 217 ? ? 4 ? ? 5 2 12 ? 1937 -- 1948 1946 1946 jimmy mcalinden james mcalinden belfast , ireland ireland of ireland xi -lrb- ifa -rrb- ireland -lrb- fai -rrb- league 303 + 23 + 0 0 0 glentoran glentoran southend united glenavon portsmouth belfast celtic shamrock rovers portsmouth stoke city forward glenavon distillery drogheda united jimmy mcalinden

jimmy mcalinden

james `` jimmy '' mcalinden -lrb- 27 december 1917 -- 15 november 1993 -rrb- was an irish footballer who played as a forward for several clubs , most notably , belfast celtic , portsmouth , shamrock rovers and southend united .
as an international , mcalinden also played for both ireland teams -- the ifa xi and the fai xi .
after retiring as a player , he went on to manage glenavon , distillery and drogheda united .
