Jim Fleeting (footballer)

Jim Fleeting
Personal information
Full name	James Taylor Fleeting
Date of birth	(1955-04-08) 8 April 1955
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Centre half
Youth career
	Kilbirnie Ladeside
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1976–1977	Norwich City	1	(0)
1978	→ Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)	28	(2)
1977–1983	Ayr United	146	(6)
1983–1984	Clyde	2	(0)
1984–1985	Greenock Morton	5	(1)
1985–1986	Clyde	19	(1)
Teams managed
1988–1989	Stirling Albion
1989–1992	Kilmarnock
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James Taylor "Jim" Fleeting (born 8 April 1955) is a former Scottish footballer and manager.

Fleeting began his professional career with Norwich City, making only one appearance before joining Ayr United, where he stayed for six years. He went on to play for Clyde and Greenock Morton (where he was assistant manager to Willie McLean), before joining Clyde again. He was appointed manager of Stirling Albion in the summer of 1988, before leaving the club and joining Kilmarnock as manager from 1989 to 1992.

Fleeting has since worked as the director of football development for the Scottish Football Association, training coaches at the National Sports Centre in Largs.^[1] José Mourinho and André Villas-Boas both obtained UEFA qualifications at Largs.^[1]

Fleeting is the father of Kilwinning Rangers player Barry "The Windmill" Fleeting and Scottish women's international player Julie Fleeting.^[2]

Honours

Stirling Albion

Stirlingshire Cup : 1988-89

References

1 2 Pattullo, Alan (23 June 2011). "Another feather in development director Fleeting's cap as Largs coaching class proves its value again". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). Retrieved 3 October 2011.
↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | Women | Fleeting delighted at MBE award". BBC News. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010.

External links

Jim Fleeting's career statistics

Stirling Albion F.C. – managers

Fergusson (1945–51)
Paterson (1951–52)
Fergusson (1952–55)
Mathers (1955–56)
Fergusson (1956–60)
McCrae (1960)
McLennan (1960–61)
Forsyth (1961–63)
Baird (1963–68)
MacFarlane (1968–69)
Joyner (1969–70)
Shankly (1970–73)
Beattie (1973–74)
Smith (1974–86)
Peebles (1986–88)
Meaken (1988)
Fleeting (1988–89)
Brogan (1989–94)
Drinkell (1994–98)
Philliben (1998–00)
Stewart (2000–02)
Moore (2002–10)
O'Neill (2010–11)
Scott (2011)
McDonald (2011–14)
McLaren (2014–)

Kilmarnock F.C. – managers

Spence (1919–37)
McGrory (1937–45)
Smith (1945–47)
Mather (1947–48)
Hastings (1948–50)
MacDonald (1950–57)
Waddell (1957–65)
MacDonald (1965–68)
McCrae (1968–73)
Fernie (1973–77)
Sneddon (1977–81)
Clunie (1981–85)
Morrison (1985–89)
Fleeting (1989–90)
Burns (1990–94)
Totten (1994–96)
Williamson (1996–2002)
Jefferies (2002–10)
Calderwood (2010)
Paatelainen (2010–11)
Shiels (2011–13)
Johnston (2013–15)
Locke (2015–16)
McCulloch^c (2016)
Clark (2016–)

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