{{short description|Irish footballer}} {{For|those of the same or similar names|James Macaulay (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jim MacAuley | image = | caption = | fullname = James Lowry MacAuley | birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|11|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Portarlington, Ireland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|10|8|1889|11|24|df=y}} | death_place = Preston, England | height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} | position = Inside forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1906–1907| clubs1 = Cloughfern| caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1907| clubs2 = Cliftonville Olympic| caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1907–1910| clubs3 = Cliftonville| caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1910| clubs4 = Rangers| caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1910–1914| clubs5 = Huddersfield Town| caps5 = 95| goals5 = 32 | years6 = 1914–1915| clubs6 = Preston North End| caps6 = 59| goals6 = 23 | years7 = 1917–1919| clubs7 = Belfast Celtic| caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1919–1920| clubs8 = Leicester Fosse| caps8 = 19| goals8 = 2 | years9 = 1920–1921| clubs9 = Grimsby Town| caps9 = 16| goals9 = 4 | years10 = 1921–1923| clubs10= Lancaster Town| caps10= | goals10= | years11 = 1923–192?| clubs11= Morecambe| caps11= | goals11= }} '''James Lowry Macauley''' (born 24 November 1889 – 8 October 1945) was a professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Huddersfield Town and Preston North End. He also played football for Ireland, scoring one goal from six caps. He played as an inside forward.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lamming|first1=Douglas|title=A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985|date=1985|publisher=Hutton|location=Beverley|isbn=0-907033-34-2|page=42}}</ref>
==Career== His family moved to Belfast when he was young and he attended St. Enoch's Presbyterian School, before going to Belfast Royal Academy. McAuley played amateur football for Cliftonville, scoring in their Irish Cup final replay win over Bohemians in Dublin in 1909 and the Irish League victory in 1910, before signing for Rangers.<ref>[http://nifootball.blogspot.ie/2007/08/jim-mcauley.html Jim McAuley],NI Football Blog</ref><ref name=fsrfc>[https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1813 (Rangers player James McCauley], FitbaStats</ref> During the Great war he returned to Ireland and guested for Belfast Celtic. In 1919 he returned to England, and played for Leicester City in the Second Division, the club had recently formed after the disbanding of the previous team in the city. At the end of his career he played for Grimsby Town and Lancaster Town and Morecambe.
==Honours== ;Cliftonville * Irish Cup 1909 * Irish League 1910 ;Preston North End * Division Two Runners-up 1914-15
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==Bibliography== *{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Ian |last2=Thomas |first2=Owen |last3=Hodgson |first3=Alan |last4=Ward |first4=John |title=99 years & counting : stats and stories, 1908-2008 : Huddersfield Town A.F.C. centenary history |date=2007 |publisher=Huddersfield Town Football Club |location=Huddersfield |isbn=978-0955728105}}
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