Jim McInally
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Edward McInally[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 February 1964||
Place of birth | Glasgow,[1] Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Left-back, Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1984 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
1984 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (2) |
1984–1986 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | (0) |
1986 | Coventry City | 5 | (0) |
1986–1995 | Dundee United | 284 | (12) |
1995–1996 | Raith Rovers | 29 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Dundee United | 16 | (1) |
1997–1999 | Dundee | 48 | (1) |
1999 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (0) |
Total | 443 | (16) | |
International career | |||
1987–1993 | Scotland | 10 | (0) |
1990 |
Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1999 | Sligo Rovers | ||
2004–2008 | Greenock Morton | ||
2008–2011 | East Stirlingshire | ||
2011–2022 | Peterhead | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Edward McInally (born 19 February 1964) is a Scottish
McInally also played for Celtic, Nottingham Forest (1985 Player of the Year), Coventry City, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Sligo Rovers. He gained 10 full caps with the Scotland national football team for whom he played at the UEFA Euro 1992 finals in Sweden.
His management career began with a player-manager role at Sligo Rovers. After his playing retirement he took charge of Greenock Morton, East Stirlingshire and was then manager of Peterhead for 11 years.
Playing career
Celtic and loan to Dundee
McInally began senior his career at left back with
Nottingham Forest
He was flown down by
Coventry City
McInally moved in the opposite direction to Pearce joining
Dundee United
McInally and Bowman joined
Bowman and McInally played in three losing Dundee United Scottish final teams. These were in 1987 to St Mirren, 1988 to Celtic and the 1991 final to Motherwell in which Bowman scored. They collected a winners medal from the
Raith Rovers
In 1995, following United's relegation to the Scottish Football League First Division, McInally remained in the Premier Division by joining newly promoted Raith Rovers as player/coach.
In early 1996, McInally was due to join Aberdeen in a swap deal for Peter Hetherston, and was paraded at a Pittodrie news conference.[7] Hetherston however failed a medical and the move collapsed.
Dundee United (second spell)
A few weeks into the following season, McInally moved back to
Dundee
He then moved back to Dundee as a player-coach at Dens Park.
Scotland
McInally's first full cap was on 1 April 1987 losing 4–1 in a European Championship qualifier away to Belgium. He was selected for the Scotland squad for the UEFA Euro 1992 finals in Sweden. In Sweden he played in Scotland's third and final game as a 65th-minute substitute for Ally McCoist. The Scots won that game 3–0 against the CIS. McInally had played in two of the qualifiers both of which were 1–1 draws against Bulgaria. His 10th and final cap was the 5–0 defeat away to Portugal on 28 April 1993 that all but extinguished Scottish hopes of qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Management career
Sligo Rovers
McInally joined Sligo Rovers as manager at the start of the 1999–00 season but early results did not go his way and he left the club for personal reasons. He returned to Scotland and joined the coaching staff of Celtic, working with the club's youth teams.
Greenock Morton
McInally moved back into management as he was appointed manager of Scottish Second Division side Greenock Morton.[9] In the 2005–06 season, he led Morton to 2nd place in the Division after which they were subsequently denied promotion by losing to Peterhead in the play-offs. McInally stated his intention to win the Second Division in the 2006–07 season, with that objective met in mid April when nearest challengers Stirling Albion fell out of mathematical contention. He won the August 2006 Second Division Manager of the Month award, along the way. He resigned in February 2008 after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into ninth place in the First Division.[10]
East Stirlingshire
On 13 March 2008, McInally was named the new manager of Third Division strugglers East Stirlingshire,[11] succeeding Gordon Wylde who resigned a month earlier. McInally was named November 2008 Manager of the Month for the Third Division by the Scottish Football League. He then won the same award in February and September 2009, but resigned in May 2011 after the club finished second bottom of the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division.[12]
Peterhead
McInally was appointed manager of Peterhead in October 2011.[13] He led the Blue Toon to its first trophy as a football league club by winning the Scottish League Two title in season 2013–14. The club were relegated back to the fourth tier via the play-offs in season 2016–17. McInally offered to resign after Peterhead failed to win promotion in 2017–18, but the board of directors asked him to stay on.[14] He then won the Scottish League Two title the next season, securing it on the last day.
He resigned on 14 November 2022 after 11 years in the job, with Peterhead sitting bottom of the 2022–23 Scottish League One table.[15]
Career statistics
International appearances
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland[16] | 1987 | 2 | 0 |
1988 | 1 | 0 | |
1989 | — | ||
1990 | 1 | 0 | |
1991 | 1 | 0 | |
1992 | 3 | 0 | |
1993 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Managerial record
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Sligo Rovers | 1 July 1999 | 16 November 1999 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23.08 |
Greenock Morton | 21 October 2004 | 19 February 2008 | 155 | 80 | 31 | 44 | 51.61 |
East Stirlingshire | 13 March 2008 | 16 May 2011 | 141 | 58 | 21 | 62 | 41.13 |
Peterhead | 7 October 2011 | 14 November 2022 | 463 | 197 | 90 | 176 | 42.55 |
Total | 772 | 338 | 144 | 290 | 43.78 |
Honours and awards
Player
- Nottingham Forest
- Player of the Year 1984–85
- Dundee United
- 1987 UEFA Cup Finalist
- 1993–94 Scottish Cup winner
- Hall of Fame 2015 inductee
Manager
- Greenock Morton
- Scottish Second Division: 2006–07
- Peterhead
References
- ^ a b c "Jim McInally". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c d ""Interview: Jim McInally on Peterhead and childminding" The Scotsman 28 November 2015".
- ^ "Dundee FC - Transfers 1983/1984". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Celtic Player Jim McInally Details". www.fitbastats.com.
- ^ a b c "The City Ground". thecityground.com.
- ^ "Angry King hits out at referees". The Independent. 1 February 1996. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Jim McInally | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
- ^ "McInally named as Morton manager". BBC Sport. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- ^ "McInally resigns as Morton boss". BBC Sport. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "McInally takes over at Firs Park". BBC Sport. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Head coach Jim McInally resigns from East Stirlingshire". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Jim McInally becomes Peterhead manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Law, Callum (18 May 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Peterhead's McInally staying on in job he loves for next season". Evening Express. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Jim McInally: Scotland's longest-serving manager resigns after Peterhead's poor run". BBC Sport. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Jim McInally at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Jim McInally at Soccerbase
- ^ Jim McInally at Soccerbase
External links
- Jim McInally at the Scottish Football Association
- Jim McInally at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- FitbaStats - Celtic