McLuckie Jimmy Image 1 Ipswich Town 1937

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Stonehouse, Lanarkshire born left half back Jimmy McLuckie began his football career with Tranent Juniors from where he signed for Scottish League club Hamilton Academical in 1928, where he played for five seasons before being signed by First Division club Manchester City in February 1933, making his Football League debut against Sheffield Wednesday that August. A regular during their 1933-34 campaign, he played in their successful FA Cup campaign through to the fifth round but missed March probably through injury, returning to the League team in April, and didn’t play in the quarter final, semi final or Final at Wembley when City beat Portsmouth. He did however play in Manchester City’s FA Charity Shield defeat to League Champions Arsenal at Highbury in November 1934, although this proved his last match for The Citizens, signing for Aston Villa in December 1934 after a single goal in 38 matches.

At Aston Villa he was never a regular, playing once immediately after he signed, and scoring once in 14 matches the following season as Aston Villa were relegated in May 1936. McLuckie moved on to Southern League club Ipswich Town in July 1936 when the club turned professional.With McLuckie in the team hey won The Southern League Championship in 1936-37 and finished third the following season, and McLuckie stayed at Portman Road as Ipswich were elected to the Football League on 30 May 1938, and played in their inaugural League fixture, a Third Division (South) win over Southend United in August 1938 in a season in which he missed just one match as Ipswich Town finished seventh in the League. However the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 effectively ended his career after a single goal in 52 matches for Ipswich and well over 100 matches for the club in all competitions..