James McKay (11 June 1918 â 14 November 1986) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.
McKay joined Celtic from the army in September 1944 during World War II after serving in Burma with The Cameronians. He made a scoring debut on 7 October as Celtic lost 3âÂÂ2 to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup at Hampden Park. He played a total of three Regional League games for Celtic â scoring two goals â before asking to be released in March 1945. McKay later joined Alloa Athletic, and also went on to play for Portadown, Cowdenbeath and, in the 1949âÂÂ50 season, Tranmere Rovers.