Jimmy McGuigan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James McGuigan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Addiewell, West Lothian, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 March 1988 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | |||
1946–1947 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | (4) |
1947–1949 | Sunderland | 3 | (1) |
1949–1950 | Stockport County | 43 | (9) |
1950–1956 | Crewe Alexandra | 207 | (32) |
1956–1959 | Rochdale | 70 | (2) |
Total | 334 | (48) | |
Managerial career | |||
1960–1964 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
1964–1967 | Grimsby Town | ||
1967–1973 | Chesterfield | ||
1973–1979 | Rotherham United | ||
1979–1982 | Stockport County | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James McGuigan (1 March 1924 – 30 March 1988) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
Career
Playing career
McGuigan, who played as a
the Football League for Sunderland, Stockport County, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale. McGuigan made a total of 334 League appearances between 1946 and 1959, scoring 48 goals.[2]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 1959, McGuigan became a coach at former club Crewe Alexandra, before becoming manager in March 1960.[3] After leaving Crewe in 1964, he later managed Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Rotherham United and Stockport County.[4] At Chesterfield, McGuigan won the 1969-70 Fourth Division title; he won the Manager of the Year award the same year.[5]
Managerial stats
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Crewe Alexandra | 1 June 1960 | 1 November 1964 | 222 | 87 | 50 | 85 | 39.19 | |
Grimsby Town | 1 November 1964 | 1 July 1967 | 143 | 50 | 41 | 52 | 34.97 | |
Chesterfield | 18 July 1967 | 1 May 1973 | 305 | 124 | 76 | 105 | 40.66 | |
Rotherham United | 1 May 1973 | 13 November 1979 | 337 | 129 | 90 | 118 | 38.28 | |
Stockport County | 13 November 1979 | 23 April 1982 | 130 | 40 | 29 | 61 | 30.77 | |
Total | 1,137 | 430 | 286 | 421 | 37.82 |
References
- ^ "Jimmy McGuigan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Player profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "The Managers: Jim McGuigan". Chesterfield F.C. official website. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Manager profile". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Chesterfield FC: a potted history". Chesterfield F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Jimmy McGuigan | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".