Jim Easton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Easton | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Drumchapel Amateurs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1964 | Hibernian | 79 | (1) |
1964–1971 | Dundee | 168 | (1) |
1971–1973 | Queen of the South | 57 | (2) |
1973 | Miami Toros | 19 | (0) |
International career | |||
1963 |
Scotland under-23 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1973 | Queen of the South | ||
1974–1975 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jim Easton (born 3 September 1940)
Club career
Easton was with
Easton joined Dundee and was there until 1971. During his time with Dundee, he made 168 league appearances in which he again scored once. He also played 11 Scottish cup games and 22 league cup games. He also played a number of European cup games scoring the winning goal against Zurich in 1967.[3]
Easton was appointed Queen of the South player / manager in May 1971. He made 57 league appearances for the Dumfries club in which he scored twice.[4] He left Palmerston Park in March of his second season after which he moved to Canada.
Jim Easton played for the Miami Toros in 1973 in the original
International career
While at Hibernian, he gained one
Personal life
Jim is married to Rae Easton (née Coffey) to which they have three children; Jim Easton Jr. (a former NASL player himself), Stewart Easton and Alan Easton; and four granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Nicola, Eliana and Gabriela and one grandson Ewan. He currently resides in North Vancouver BC Canada.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Easton, Jim". www.ihibs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/queenofthesouth/queenofthesouth.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Jim Easton". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "NASL-Jim Easton". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.