Jimmy Sandison
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James William Sandison | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) |
Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1991 | Heart of Midlothian | 72 | (3) |
1991–2001 | Airdrieonians | 302 | (3) |
2001–2004 | Stenhousemuir | 32 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jimmy Sandison (born 22 June 1965) is a Scottish former footballer best known for his time spent at Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians.
Career
Sandison was brought up in the Pennywell area of Edinburgh and attended school locally. He signed for Hearts at the age of 17. During his time with Hearts he was a reliable and versatile player. A highlight was his man-marking
He was purchased for £100,000 in 1991 by Airdrie manager
He led the side for the entire decade he was there, wearing the armband in every single competitive game he played bar one. He captained the side throughout their
After Airdrie were liquidated, Sandison went on, in the latter part of his career, to play for Stenhousemuir, under former chairman at Airdrie, George Peat. Sandison later went on to manage Bo'ness Junior team for three reasonably successful years between 2003 and 2006.
In the Irvine Welsh novel Marabou Stork Nightmares, the character Sandy Jamieson is based on Sandison. Furthermore, in Welsh's book Trainspotting, one of the main characters reads a newspaper in which Sandison is on the back page of.
He now still resides in Edinburgh with his wife Karen and son C.J. He works as a black cab driver in Edinburgh as well as doing media and ambassadorial work for his former club Hearts. He is also one of the hierarchy of the 1874 Fighting Fund, who helped stave off liquidation from Hearts and who are now the main fundraising group in support of the new regime after the club exited administration. More so he is captain of the Hearts legends team which includes players such as
Honours
Airdrieonians
- 1994–95[1]
References
- ^ "Bell's Cup". SPFL. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links
- Jimmy Sandison at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database