James Alfred Mackey (25 November 1897 in

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– 1990) was an English professional footballer as an

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Career

Mackey joined

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the ...

from Newburn Colliery, making his league debut in the 1920–21 season. He played 12 league games before joining

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

. In 1923 he moved to

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ...

, scoring once in three games before a move to Lincoln City later that year. In the summer of 1924, Mackey moved to

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1 ...

, scoring once in 10 games. He started the next season with

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

, and despite playing 35 games, scoring four goals, left at the end of the season to join

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in his native North-East of England. He returned to league football with

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

, playing in their first ever game in the

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, a 1–1 draw against local rivals

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

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on 27 August 1927. He missed just two games that season, but was kept out of the side at the start of the following season by

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. He returned to the side in October 1928 was a regular for much of the remainder of the season. He left Torquay at the end of the 1928–29 season and subsequently played

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for

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, Sheppey United, Bexleyheath & Welling, Dargas Sports and

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References

1897 births 1990 deaths English footballers Coventry City F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players West Stanley F.C. players VCD Athletic F.C. players People from Ryton, Tyne and Wear Footballers from Tyne and Wear Bexley United F.C. players Association football outside forwards {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub