{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{about||the Canadian entomologist|James Francis McAlpine|the footballer for Southampton|Jim McAlpine}} {{for | the Scottish lawn bowler |James McAlpine (bowls)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = James McAlpine | fullname = James Barbour McAlpine<ref name="QPFC" /> | birth_date = 19 October 1901 | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{death-date and age|May 1975|October 1901}}<ref name="QPFC" /> | death_place = Govan, Scotland | position = Inside left, outside left | years1 = 1919–1934 | clubs1 = Queen's Park | caps1 = 473 | goals1 = 163 | nationalyears1 = 1928 | nationalteam1 = Scottish League XI | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1932 | nationalteam2 = Scotland Amateurs | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''James Barbour McAlpine''' (19 October 1901 – May 1975), sometimes known as '''J. B. McAlpine''' or '''Mutt McAlpine''', was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an inside left for Queen's Park in the Scottish Football League.<ref name="QPFC">{{Cite web |title=Name: McAlpine, James Barbour |url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/mc/mcalpinjb.htm |access-date=21 October 2016 |website=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website}}</ref> He is Queen's Park's record goalscorer and second-highest appearance-maker, having scored 192 goals in 547 appearances in all competitions.<ref name="McAlpine">{{Cite web |title=James Barbour McAlpine |url=http://www.qpfc.com/people/jbmcalpine.htm |access-date=21 October 2016 |website=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website}}</ref> He later served on the club's committee and as president.<ref name="McAlpine" /> In September 2013, Queen's Park's new youth and community building at Lesser Hampden was named the "J. B. McAlpine Pavilion".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen's Park honour JB McAlpine |url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/queens-park-honour-jb-mcalpine |access-date=21 October 2016 |website=Scottish Professional Football League}}</ref>
== Representative career == Despite being ineligible for the full Scottish international team under the rules of the time due to being born in England, McAlpine represented Scotland at amateur level.<ref name="McColl">{{Cite web |last=McColl |first=Brian |last2=Gorman |first2=Douglas |last3=Campbell |first3=George |title=Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 |url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161609/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |page=328}}</ref> He also represented the Scottish League XI and the Glasgow FA (five appearances in the annual match against Sheffield),<ref>{{Cite web |title=James B McAlpine – Scotland Football League Record from 31 Oct 1928 to 07 Nov 1928 clubs – Queens Park |url=https://londonhearts.com/sfl/players/jamesbmcalpine.html |access-date=30 December 2021 |website=londonhearts.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}</ref> selection for which was not dependent on birthplace.
== Honours == '''Queen's Park''' * Scottish Football League Division Two: 1922–23<ref name="QPFC" /><ref>{{Fchd|id=QUEENSPG|name=Queen's Park F.C.}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McAlpine, James}} Category:1901 births Category:1975 deaths Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish Football League representative players Category:Men's association football outside forwards Category:Men's association football inside forwards Category:Queen's Park F.C. players Category:Footballers from London Category:Queen's Park F.C. non-playing staff Category:Scotland men's amateur international footballers Category:Anglo-Scots