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 Came
to the United States in the mid-1920s after winning two
Scottish schoolboy international caps.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1951 |
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Born:
1911
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Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Died:
November 26, 1974
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Hyde Park, NY |
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His first major club was the Brooklyn Wanderers, a team
he joined in 1929 and he quickly established himself in a
line-up of experienced players. When Glasgow Celtic toured North America in the summer
of 1931 they spotted McGuire and he returned to Scotland with
them. However,
Jimmy failed to crack the first team line up of the famous
club and was soon on his way to England where he played 70
games for Northampton Town between 1932 and 1936.
During the summers he returned to the U.S. to play. When he finally left Northampton he joined Brooklyn St.
Mary's Celtic and the team reached the U.S. Open Cup final in
1938 only to lose to Chicago Sparta. One year later, with McGuire at center half, the team
was back in the final, this time winning the trophy by
defeating Chicago Manhattan Beer. Upon retiring as a player he turned to administration
and served two separate terms as president of the United
States Soccer Football Association. A member of the FIFA Organizing Committee for the 1974
World Cup in West Germany. At the time of his death he was senior vice president
of the real estate management concern of Cushman and
Wakefield.
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