James McColl (14 December 1892 – 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Celtic, Hibernian and Stoke. McColl scored over 250 goals in the Scottish Football League, and was top scorer in the 1915–16 season with Celtic.

Career McColl was born in Glasgow and played for Anderson Thornbank and St Anthony's before joining Celtic in 1913. He became a prolific scorer in the Scottish First Division helping the Bhoys team to win the title five times in his seven seasons at Celtic Park as well as a Scottish Cup in 1913–14.

He moved to Stoke in 1920–21 to try his luck in the English game but he struggled, scoring five goals in 27 matches, and at the end of the season returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle then Hibernian. He continued his goalscoring in the Scottish League and hit 143 goals in 320 matches for the Hibees, playing alongside another former St Anthony's forward Jimmy Dunn for several seasons. Despite his prolonged success and goalscoring prowess at club level, he was never chosen for the Scotland national team or any other representative select teams.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCeltic1913–14Scottish Division One1774621131914–15Scottish Division One3326–33261915–16Scottish Division One3236–32361916–17Scottish Division One3124–31241917–18Scottish Division One1410–14101918–19Scottish Division One3017–30171919–20Scottish Division One800080Total16512046169126Stoke1920–21Second Division27500275Hibernian 1922–23Scottish Division One26127433161923–24Scottish Division One33216139221924–25Scottish Division One38211039211925–26Scottish Division One31103134111926–27Scottish Division One31161032161927–28Scottish Division One38265143271928–29Scottish Division One33111034111929–30Scottish Division One3193234111930–31Scottish Division One29434338Total2901303013320143Career total4822553419516274

Honours Celtic Scottish Football League: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19 Scottish Cup: 1913–14 Glasgow Cup: 1915–16 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1916–17

Hibernian Scottish Cup runner-up: 1922–23, 1923–24

See also List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+) List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals (200+)

References

External links Jimmy McColl , www.ihibs.co.uk