Jim Clunie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Robertson Clunie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2003 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1953 | Raith Rovers | 9 | (0) |
| 1953–1960 | Aberdeen | 104 | (9) |
| 1960–1965 | St Mirren | 165 | (12) |
| 1965 | Bury | 10 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | St Mirren | 14 | (1) |
| 1966–1967 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 303 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1981 | St Mirren | ||
| 1981–1985 | Kilmarnock | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jim Clunie (4 September 1933 – 12 May 2003) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Clunie played in three cup finals for Aberdeen. These were the 1954 and 1959 Scottish Cup Finals, which they lost 2–1 to Celtic and 3–1 to St Mirren, and the 1955 Scottish League Cup Final which Aberdeen won 2–1 against St Mirren. He transferred to St Mirren in 1960, for whom he played in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final.
Clunie was the first player to be substituted in a Scottish match, when he was replaced by Archie Gemmill after 23 minutes of the Scottish League Cup tie against Clyde on 13 August 1966.[3]
In 1976, Clunie was a coach at Southampton when the club won the FA Cup by beating Manchester United 1-0 in the 1976 FA Cup Final.[4]
Clunie went on to manage St Mirren from 1978 to 1981, replacing Alex Ferguson. He took St Mirren into Europe for the first time ever after they finished third in the league in 1981. Clunie also managed Kilmarnock from 1981 to 1985.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
[edit]| Club[5][6][7] | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 1951-52 | Scottish Division One | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952-53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9+ | 0+ | ||
| Aberdeen | 1953–54 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1956–57 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 1959–60 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 104 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 9 | ||
| St Mirren | 1960-61 | Scottish Division One | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961-62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1962-63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1963-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1964-65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 165 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 226 | 16 | ||
| Bury | 1965-66 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10+ | 0+ |
| Total | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10+ | 0+ | ||
| St Mirren | 1965-66 | Scottish Division One | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966-67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 1966-67 | Scottish Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 303 | 22 | 16+ | 0+ | 21+ | 0+ | 0 | 0 | 402+ | 26+ | ||
Managerial record
[edit]| Team[8][9] | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St Mirren | 1978 | 1980 | 127 | 54 | 40 | 33 | 42.52% |
| Kilmarnock | 1981 | 1984 | 179 | 58 | 69 | 52 | 32.40% |
| Total | 306 | 112 | 109 | 85 | 37.46% | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jim Clunie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Jim Clunie". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Maxwell, Ian. "Football Trivia". www.soccerhistory.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Kirkcaldy Connections | Historical Features | Historical Features | History | Aberdeen". Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Past Saints - C". StMirren.info. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Player James Clunie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "St Mirren Manager Jim Clunie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Kilmarnock Manager Jim Clunie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jim Clunie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1933 births
- 2003 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Ballymena United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish football managers
- St Mirren F.C. managers
- Kilmarnock F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Scottish Football League managers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen