Jim McAnearney

James "Jim" McAnearney (20 March 1935 – 14 March 2017) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Jim McAnearney
Personal information
Full nameJames McAnearney
Date of birth(1935-03-20)20 March 1935
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Date of death14 March 2017(2017-03-14) (aged 81)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionInside forward
Youth career
St Stephen's
1951–1954Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1959Sheffield Wednesday38(10)
1959–1963Plymouth Argyle135(34)
1963–1966Watford86(19)
1966–1968Bradford City45(5)
Total304(68)
Teams managed
1968Bradford City
1968–1973Rotherham United
1975Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker)
Frickley Athletic
1981–1982Scarborough
Hallam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

McAnearney played for Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Bradford City, who he also briefly managed in 1968 with Tom Hallett.

He later managed Rotherham United, Frickley Athletic, Scarborough and Hallam, and worked as a coach at Sheffield Wednesday (where he was also caretaker manager) and Leeds United. In later life he established and ran a tool/engineering business.

McAnearney died on 14 March 2017, at the age of 81.[1]

References

  1. "Obituary". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

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