Jimmy Scoular
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Scoular[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Livingston Station, West Lothian, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 19 March 1998[2] | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Gosport Borough | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1953 | Portsmouth | 247 | (8) |
1953–1960 | Newcastle United | 247 | (6) |
1960–1964 |
Bradford Park Avenue | 108 | (5) |
Total | 602 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1951–1952 | Scotland | 9 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1960–1964 |
Bradford Park Avenue | ||
1964–1973 | Cardiff City | ||
1976–1977 | Newport County | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Scoular (11 January 1925 – 19 March 1998) was a Scottish
Early life
Born in
Playing career
Club
Scoular signed for
Handed the captaincy on his arrival, he made his debut for Newcastle against arch-rivals
International
Scoular made his debut for Scotland on 12 May 1951 in 3–1 win over Denmark. He went on to win a further eight caps over the following year, winning his final cap on 5 November 1952 in a 1–1 draw with Northern Ireland.[5]
Managerial career
One month after his departure from Bradford, Scoular was appointed manager of Second Division side Cardiff City.[6] His spell with the club started badly, failing to win any of his first twelve games in domestic competitions. His first win in charge of the club came on 13 October 1964 with a 1–0 victory over Danish side Esbjerg fB in the European Cup Winners' Cup.[7] With the Welsh Cup winners awarded a place in the European Cup Winners' Cup, Cardiff became regular entrants into the competition, winning the Welsh Cup seven times in Scoular's nine years as manager. Having reached the quarter-finals in his first year, eventually being eliminated by Spanish side Real Zaragoza, three years later they went one step further, reaching the semi-finals before losing 4–3 on aggregate to Hamburg.[8] To date, it remains the furthest any Welsh side has progressed in a European competition.
After almost achieving promotion in the 1970–71 season, the club's results slowly deteriorated, culminating in a 20th-place finish in 1972–73. With the team still struggling at the start of the following season, Scoular was sacked. He later managed Newport County until 1977 and also worked as a scout for Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Swansea City and Newcastle United.[2]
Managerial statistics
Team | Country | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
Cardiff City | Wales | 1 June 1964 | 7 November 1973 | 427 | 143 | 117 | 167 | 33.49 | |
Total | 427 | 143 | 117 | 167 | 33.49 |
After retirement
Scoular later worked as a representative for a chemical firm before running a guest house in Cardiff. He died on 19 March 1998, aged 73.
Honours
Player
- Portsmouth
- Football League First Division Winner: 2
- FA Charity Shield Winner: 1
- 1949 (shared)
- Newcastle United
- FA Cup Winner: 1
- 1955
Manager
- Cardiff City
- Welsh Cup Winner: 7
- 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Ponting, Ivan (23 March 1998). "Obituary: Jimmy Scoular". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Jimmy Scoular". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Scoular - tough tackler, sharp passer". My Sport Today. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Scotland - international matches 1951-1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- ^ "Cardiff City results 1964-1965". Statto.com. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "The Scoular years". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.