Ralph McElhaney

Ralph McElhaney (17 March 1874 – 5 December 1930) was a Scottish professional football forward and half back who played in the Scottish League and the Southern League.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Ralph McElhaney

McElhaney while with Tottenham Hotspur in 1897.
Personal information
Full name	Ralph McElhaney[1]
Date of birth	17 March 1874[2]
Place of birth	Govan, Scotland[2]
Date of death	5 December 1930 (aged 56)[3]
Place of death	Romford, England
Position(s)	Forward, right half
Youth career
	Dreghorn Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1895	Third Lanark
1895	Celtic	2	(0)
1895	Clyde	5	(0)
1895–1896	Partick Thistle	1	(0)
1896–1897	Tottenham Hotspur	19	(6)
1897–1898	Swindon Town	3	(0)
1898–1899	Beith
1899	East Stirlingshire
1900–1902	Brentford	45	(12)
1902–1903	Dunipace
1903–1904	Grays United
1904–1905	Southall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Brentford

• Southern League Second Division: 1900–01[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	1894–95[6]	Scottish League First Division	2	0	—		—		2	0
Clyde	1895–96[1]	Scottish League First Division	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Partick Thistle	1895–96[9]	Scottish League Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Tottenham Hotspur	1896–97[3]	Southern League First Division	19	6	3	1	—		22	7
Swindon Town	1897–98[5]	Southern League First Division	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Brentford	1899–00[8]	Southern League Second Division	10	0	—		—		10	0
	1900–01[8]		17	11	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	11
	1901–02[8]	Southern League First Division	18	1	3	1	1[3]	0	22	2
	Total		45	12	5	1	2	0	52	13
Career total			75	18	8	2	2	0	85	20

1. Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. "ScotlandsPeople". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
3. Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
4. Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Scunthorpe United. 6 August 2005. p. 55.
5. "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Ralph MCELHANEY – Player Profile". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
6. "Celtic Player Ralph McElhaney Details". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
7. "Ralph McElhaney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 355–356. ISBN 0951526200.
9. "Partick Thistle – The Early Years – 1895–96 Cup runs eclipse League". Retrieved 18 July 2018.