Biography
Experienced centre back and full back James McIntosh joined Hull City in May 1910 and served the Tigers for four seasons, playing both centrally and at right back during his first season. He missed much of the 1911/12 season before returning to first team action in March 1912 and making ten starts in central defence.
James again missed a big chunk of 1912/13 season, but in his fourth and final season McIntosh was practically ever-present under new City manager Harry Chapman. McIntosh scored only twice for City in four years, consecutive matches in October and November 1912 played against Huddersfield Town and, seven days later, Leeds City. He left the club at the end of the 1913/14 season.
James Boyd McIntosh was born in Glasgow and played junior football for Petershill Juniors and Glasgow Perthshire. He also had a brief spell with the Scots Guards as a teenager.
In January 1907 McIntosh joined Scottish Division One side Third Lanark on amateur terms. Four months later in May 1907 he signed professional terms for Scottish Division One rivals Aberdeen, where he played regular first team football for two seasons. In March 1908 he played in the Scottish Cup semi-final, which the Dons lost to Glasgow Celtic. By the end of the 1908/09 season McIntosh had made 71 senior appearances. His form for the Dons led to Glasgow Celtic securing his signature in May 1909, but he stayed only one season at Parkhead, starting 11 games in all competitions, before joining the Tigers.
In August 1914 left Hull City and returned to Scotland to resume his military career with the Highland Light Infantry. During his wartime service in the UK he made guest appearances for Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian. In 1917 he was seconded to the US Army to train their infantry soldiers as they readied themselves to join the war effort. Following his discharge from the Army, McIntosh had a few months playing for Dumbarton before retiring from football. James died in Glasgow in April 1963.
Details
Nationality: Scotland
Date/Place of Birth: 25 May 1886, Glasgow
Hull City First Game: 3 September 1910, West Bromwich Albion H (Division Two), 24 years, 101 days old
Hull City Final Game: 25 April 1914, Barnsley H (Division Two), 27 years, 335 days old
Clubs
Petershill Juniors, Glasgow Perthshire (1904-1907), Third Lanark (1907), Aberdeen (1907-1909), Glasgow Celtic (1909-1910), Hull City (1910-1914), Dumbarton (1918-1919)
Hull City Record
Career: 96 apps, 2 goals
James McIntosh| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910/11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1911/12 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1912/13 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1913/14 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |