McInnes: James Sloan (Jimmy)

WW2 Guest: 1942-1943 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Wing Half

Born: Ayr: 17-02-1912

Debut: v Middlesbrough (h): 29-08-1942

Height & Weight: Unknown

McInnes started with Scottish club Third Lanark before signing for First Division Liverpool for £5,500 in March 1938. He scored after sixty minutes on his debut at Griffin Park against Brentford in a 3-1 win on 19th March 1938. He had scored twice, his second goal coming in the first game of the aborted 1939-40 season 1-2 loss at Sheffield United on 26th August 1939. His final game was in the 1-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield in the third and final game of the aborted 1939-40 season. He made forty-eight League appearances and had made three F.A. Cup appearances, before World War Two caused the Football League fixtures to be suspended for the duration of the War. He did play thirty-four times for the Anfield club during the War Years and guested for Brighton and Hove Albion, Newcastle United, York City, Leeds United, Luton Town, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Manchester United. He played for Leeds in the first three games of the 1942-43 Football League Northern Section (First Championship), making his debut at Left Half in the 0-1 defeat by Middlesbrough at Elland Road on 29th August 1942. He was at Right Half in the 0-2 reverse fixture loss to Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park and in the 1-3 loss at Gateshead in his third and final game. McInnes never played in a competitive match for Liverpool again, although he did make the team for a number of games in the hastily-arranged Western Division of the Football League. McInnes joined Liverpool's administrative staff after he retired in 1946. He was Liverpool's Secretary from 1955 until he died in 1965.