Scot Symon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Scotland Symon | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Errol, Perthshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 April 1985 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1930–1935 | Dundee | 150 | (2) |
1935–1938 | Portsmouth | 66 | (6) |
1938–1947 | Rangers | 32 | (3) |
International career | |||
1938 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1947–1953 | East Fife | ||
1953–1954 | Preston North End | ||
1954–1967 | Rangers | ||
1968–1970 | Partick Thistle | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Scotland Symon (9 May 1911 – 30 April 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He also played cricket for Scotland.
Footballer
Symon started his professional career at Dundee in 1930. He then spent three years with English team Portsmouth before signing for his boyhood heroes Rangers in 1938. He also won a Scotland cap in 1938 against Hungary.[1] He only played 37 Scottish League games for Rangers but helped the club win the league title in 1939.[2]
His career was then interrupted by the onset of
final season.[2]
Cricketer
Symon played cricket for
Manager
He returned to Rangers in 1954 as a manager, where he would steer the team to six League championships, five Scottish Cups, and four League Cups.
Symon was the Rangers manager when they
Sir Alex Ferguson
for Rangers.
Honours
Manager
- East Fife
- Scottish Division B : 1947–48
- 1949–50
- B Division Supplementary Cup (2) : 1946–47, 1947–48
- Rangers
- Scottish Cup (5) : 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66
- Scottish League Cup (4) : 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65
See also
References
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (23 June 2012). "Cricket and football double internationals". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Rangers player Scot Symon profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Davie White: Rangers boss who struggled to match Jock Stein's Celtic". The Independent. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Murray, Keir (22 April 2008). "When Rangers met Fiorentina in '61". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "When Euro glory evaded Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links
- Scot Symon at the Scottish Football Association
- Scot Symon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database