Jimmy Bone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Bone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridge of Allan, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fallin Boys Brigade | |||
| Airth Castle Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1972 | Partick Thistle | 107 | (50) |
| 1972–1973 | Norwich City | 39 | (9) |
| 1973–1974 | Sheffield United | 31 | (9) |
| 1974–1975 | Celtic | 7 | (1) |
| 1975–1978 | Arbroath | 97 | (41) |
| 1978–1982 | St Mirren | 131 | (27) |
| 1979 |
→ Toronto Blizzard (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 1980 |
→ Toronto Blizzard (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 1982–1983 |
Hong Kong Rangers | ||
| 1983–1985 | Hearts | 56 | (11) |
| 1985–1986 | Arbroath | 30 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1973 |
Scotland under-23[2] | 3 | (1) |
| 1972 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Arbroath | ||
| 1989–1991 | Airdrie | ||
| 1991–1992 |
Power Dynamos | ||
| 1992–1996 | St Mirren | ||
| 1996–1997 | East Fife | ||
| 2001–2002 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 2007 | Partick Thistle (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Bone (born 22 September 1949) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker. Following his playing retirement he moved into coaching and has managed a number of Scottish League clubs.
Playing career
Early career
Despite attending
boys brigade. He began his professional career with Partick Thistle, whom he joined from junior side Airth Castle Rovers in 1968 and spent four seasons with the Jags. During this time they suffered their first relegation from the First Division since season 1900-01, finishing bottom of the table in 1969–70.[4] However, the next season Bone was an integral part of the side that won the Second Division title and instant promotion back to the top flight. He earned another, unexpected, medal in 1971–72 when Partick won the Scottish League Cup by beating the overwhelming favourites Celtic.[3] Celtic were the reigning League champions and had been European Cup
finalists only two years earlier but Bone's 37th-minute goal helped Partick to a 4–0 halftime lead, the Jags eventually winning 4–1.
Move to England
Bone moved south of the border in February 1972, joining Norwich City in a £30,000 deal.[3] Noted for his very fast runs down the wing, he helped Norwich secure the second division championship at the end of the 1971–72 season and scored the club's first ever goal in Division One at the start of the following campaign. He joined Sheffield United for £30,000 in March 1973.
Return to Scotland
Bone made further moves to Celtic (£25,000) and Arbroath (£12,000) in 1974 and 1975 respectively.[5] He stayed with the Red Lichties for three seasons but his consistent scoring was not enough to gain them promotion to the new Premier Division, following the league reconstruction of 1975–76.
In January 1978 Bone became one of Alex Ferguson's last signings as St Mirren manager, moving to the Paisley club for £25,000.[3] He was appointed captain by Ferguson's successor, Jim Clunie, and helped the side to victory in the
UEFA Cup in the 1979–80 season. He moved to Hong Kong Rangers in 1981 and returned to Britain with Hearts
in August 1983.
Bone was one of several veterans in the Hearts team and as a result the side was caustically dubbed
Tynecastle for the first time in ten years.[5] The following year he notched the side's 6,000th League goal.[3] He left to take up the role of player-manager at Arbroath
in February 1985.
Managerial career
Bone stayed with Arbroath for almost two years before moving to another former club St Mirren, as
Alex Smith's assistant at Ross County between 2002 and 2004, before Dick Campbell made him his assistant at Partick Thistle in 2005. When Campbell was sacked in March 2007, Bone assumed the role of caretaker manager for the last two months of the season.[11] He left Partick after their appointment of Ian McCall as manager on 25 May 2007. The following December he moved south of the border to assist fellow Scotsman Bobby Williamson at Chester City but left the position just two months later after a poor run of form.[12]
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 October 1972 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark |
1–4 | Win | 1974 FIFA WC qual. | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[13] | |||||||||||
Honours
Player
- Norwich City
- Partick Thistle
- St Mirren
- Heart of Midlothian
Manager
- Airdrieonians
- Power Dynamos
- St Mirren
- Scottish Cup: 1986–87 (as assistant)[7]
- Dundee
Individual
- St Mirren Goal of the Season: 1980–81[7]
- Norwich City FC Hall of Fame: 2003 Inductee[7]
- St Mirren FC Hall of Fame: 2017 Inductee[14]
- Arbroath FC Hall of Fame: 2019 Inductee[14]
References
Notes
- ^ "Jimmy Bone". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Jimmy Bone". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Scottish Internationalists' Who's Who, P25
- ^ Partick had previously twice failed to gain re-election to the First Division having finished bottom, in the late 1890s and early 1900s, however this marked the first time they had suffered automatic relegation.
- ^ a b Hearts in Art, P26
- ^ Other veterans in the side were Sandy Jardine (aged 34), Alex MacDonald (35), Willie Johnston (36), Stewart Maclaren and Donald Park (both 30).
- ^ a b c d e f g "Interview: St Mirren and Hearts veteran Jimmy Bone". The Scotsman. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Youth Coach Rae – Looks Back". The Courier & Advertiser. Press Reader. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Nevin backs Italian for job". BBC. 9 May 2000. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ ki9507.stm Warriors appoint Bone[permanent dead link], BBC Sport, 28 September 2001.
- ^ Bone to stay in charge for season, BBC Sport, 28 September 2001.
- ^ "Day of Deva dialogue". Chester City Official Website. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Jimmy Bone
- ^ a b c "Arbroath Hall of Fame Inductee 2019 – Jimmy Bone". Arbroath FC. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy The Silver Saint". Paisley Daily Express. 17 January 1987. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Return of a Saint tried in the furnace". Glasgow: The Herald. 22 August 1992. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
Bibliography
- Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872–1986 (Hardback). Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4. ().
- Davage, Mark; Eastwood, John; Platt, Kevin (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.
- Hogan, Andrew (1995). Hearts in Art (Hardback). Mainstream. ISBN 1-85158-736-5.
External links
- Jimmy Bone's incomplete management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Scotland appearances at londonhearts.com
- Hearts appearances Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at londonhearts.com
- Interview at Supporters Direct Scotland's Behind the Goals podcast