Jimmy Bonthrone
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Bonthrone | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2008 (aged 78) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1957 | East Fife | 222 | (85) |
| 1957–1959 | Dundee | 30 | (15) |
| 1959–1961 | Stirling Albion | 43 | (21) |
| 1961–1962 | Queen of the South | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 301 | (121) | |
| National team | |||
| 1953 | Scotland B[1] | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1969 | East Fife | ||
| 1971–1975 | Aberdeen | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James "Jimmy" Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008)[2] was a Scottish professional footballer, coach and manager.
Born in Kinglassie, Fife,[3] Bonthrone's playing career centred on his time with a successful East Fife team, although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm at Queen of the South.[3][4] He won the Scottish League Cup as a player with East Fife[5] in 1953.
After retiring as a player, Bonthrone managed East Fife from 1963 until 1969[5] before assisting Eddie Turnbull at Aberdeen.[3][5] Bonthrone was assistant manager when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup in 1970.[4] He was promoted to become the Aberdeen manager in 1971 after Turnbull moved to Hibernian.[3][4][5]
Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975.[3][4] The club won the Drybrough Cup in 1971 just after he was appointed.[3][5] He gave Willie Miller his debut, but had to contend with the high-profile departures of Martin Buchan and Joe Harper,[4][5] which effectively broke up the team that had been successful under Turnbull.[4]
After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring.[4][5]
References
- ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandb/player.php?playerid=27
- ↑ "Jimmy Bonthrone: Footballer, coach and manager". The Independent. 25 June 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jimmy Bonthrone". Aberdeen FC.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ex-Dons boss Bonthrone dies". The Herald. 9 June 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Death of ex Aberdeen manager Bonthrone". The Scotsman. 9 June 2008.