Ian Ure
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Francombe Ure[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
Ayr Albion | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1963 | Dundee | 107 | (0) |
1963–1969 | Arsenal | 168 | (2) |
1969–1971 | Manchester United | 47 | (1) |
1971–1973 | St Mirren | 3 | (0) |
Total | 325 | (3) | |
International career | |||
1961[2] |
Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
1961–1962[3] |
Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
1961–1967[4] | Scotland | 12 | (0) |
1962[5] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1974–1975 | East Stirlingshire | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Francombe "Ian" Ure (born 7 December 1939) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Ure started his career with Dundee, before moving to England to play for Arsenal and Manchester United. After eight years in England, Ure returned to Scotland to play for St Mirren, however, after two seasons with the club and only three league appearances, Ure went into football management with East Stirlingshire.
During his time with Dundee and Arsenal, Ure played on 12 occasions for the Scotland national team.
Club career
Ure started his career as a
He moved south of the border in 1963 for a transfer fee of £62,500 to play for
Ure played 202 matches for Arsenal in defence over the course of six years, scoring two goals, and picking up two League Cup runners-up medals (
After retiring from playing, he spent some time as a coach, including a spell as manager of East Stirlingshire, but later left the game completely, and was employed as a
International career
During his time with Dundee, Ure won eight caps for Scotland. He made his debut international debut on 8 November 1961, in a 2–0 win against Wales. He made 12 appearances in total, with his last cap coming against Northern Ireland on 21 October 1967. One of his appearances was during a 1967 overseas tour that the Scottish Football Association decided in October 2021 to reclassify as a full international,[7] which increased Ure's cap tally from 11 to 12.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee | 1958–59 | Division One
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2 | 0 | ||||||||||
1959–60 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1960–61 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1961–62 | 34 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1962–63 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total | 107 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Arsenal | 1963–64 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||
1964–65 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
1965–66 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
1966–67 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
1967–68 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
1968–69 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
1969–70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 168 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 2 | ||
Manchester United | 1969–70 | First Division | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
1970–71 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
1971–72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
St Mirren | 1972–73 | Division Two
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3 | 0 | ||||||||||
1973–74 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Career total | 325 | 3 |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Ian Ure". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Scotland U23 player Ure, Ian, FitbaStats
- ^ SFL player John Francombe (Ian) Ure, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Scotland player Ian Ure, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ISBN 9781785312458.
- ^ "Classic Match: 1967 - Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal".
- ^ "Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Ian Ure at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- Harris, Jeff; Hogg, Tony, eds. (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
External links
- Ian Ure at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database