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Jim McNab

Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (died 2006)

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Born
April 13, 1940
Died
June 29, 2006
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1940

About Jim McNab

James McNab (13 April 1940 – 29 June 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Sunderland, Preston North End and Stockport County. He began his career at Sunderland, making 323 appearances and scoring 18 goals in the three major domestic competitions between 1958 and 1967. He was part of the club's Second Division promotion winning side in 1963–64. Alongside Jimmy Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey and Charlie Hurley, McNab formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history. He joined Preston North End in March 1967, making 224 League appearances and scoring 6 goals for the Deepdale club, and twice bring named the Official Player of the Year. He won a Third Division championship medal in 1970–71. Finally, he moved to Stockport County in 1974 where he ended his career after making a further 30 League appearances, scoring one goal.

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Jim McNab timeline

  1. He began his career at Sunderland, making 323 appearances and scoring 18 goals in the three major domestic competitions between 1958 and 1967.
  2. He joined Preston North End in March 1967, making 224 League appearances and scoring 6 goals for the Deepdale club, and twice bring named the Official Player of the Year.
  3. He won a Third Division championship medal in 1970–71.

The world when Jim McNab was born

Jim McNab was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jim McNab's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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