Jim Easton Jr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Howatson Easton | ||
| Date of birth | June 3, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981 | Sutherland Secondary School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| 1983 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 |
Dundee United | 0 | (0) |
| 1985 |
→ Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| New Westminster Q.P.R. | |||
| 1987 |
Vancouver 86ers | 20 | (7) |
| 1989 |
Vancouver 86ers | 26 | (6) |
| 1990 |
Hamilton Steelers | 25 | (7) |
| 1992–1994 |
Vancouver 86ers | 20+ | (4+) |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1987–1992 | Canada | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Howatson Easton (born June 3, 1965) is a Canadian retired
Canadian Soccer League and for the Canada men's national team
.
Club career
Easton was drafted, as a 16-year-old, by the
Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL on December 14, 1981 and had previously trained with Leicester City in England.[1] After training with Tampa Bay's reserve team in 1982 and in Brazil at São Paulo FC with three other young Rowdies' players,[2][3] Easton finally cracked the line-up with the Rowdies senior squad in 1983, making six appearances that season. Earlier in the year, he also appeared in several matches during Tampa Bay's indoor campaign, that had culminated with them winning the 1983 title.[4][5][6][7]
After leaving the Rowdies in 1983, Easton signed with
Scottish First Division.[10] Easton was released by Dundee United at the end of the 1985–86 season, having not made any first team appearances in three years at the club.[11]
Easton later played for the New Westminster Q.P.R. squad that was runner-up for the 1987
Hamilton Steelers.[15]
International career
In 1982 at age 17, Easton appeared in three matches for the Canadian under 20 squad. Before making his full international debut, he was named in Canada's provisional squad of forty prior to the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but didn't make the final cut.[11] Between 1987 and 1992 he appeared in seven matches for the national team.[16]
Personal life
Easton holds an M.A. and an M.B.A., and as of 2011 is the Managing Director of the San Francisco-based ReThink Management Group, which focuses primarily on sports consulting.[17][18]
His father,
Vancouver Whitecaps
during the Whitecaps' first two seasons.
In 2018, Easton was named vice president of soccer operations for the Canadian Premier League.[19]
References
- ^ "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "NASL-Jim Easton". www.nasljerseys.com.
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ Gracie, p.31
- ^ Gracie, p.41
- ^ "Forfar Athletic: 1949/50–2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Gracie, p.48
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1987". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "1989 Vancouver '86ers". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jim Easton soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
- ^ "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer Association officials envision new league similar to CHL" – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "James Easton Named Head of Soccer Operations for the Canadian Premier League". canpl.ca. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- Sources
- Gracie, Steve (2010). The Shed Go Marching On: Dundee United FC, a Comprehensive History 1979-2009. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. ISBN 9-780955-834127.
External links
- NASL stats
- James Easton at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Jim Easton at WorldFootball.net
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