Iain Jamieson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Wallace Jamieson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 19 October 2012 | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Kirkcudbright, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Jamestown Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1948 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
1948–1958 | Coventry City | 181 | (6) |
Rugby Town | |||
Total | 182 | (6) | |
Managerial career | |||
Rugby Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Iain Jamieson (14 October 1928 – 19 October 2012) was a Scottish footballer, manager and businessman.[2] Jamieson briefly played for Aberdeen, then signed for Coventry City after completing a spell of National Service.[3] He made over 180 appearances in 10 years playing for Coventry.[3] He became player/manager of Rugby Town after leaving Coventry.[3]
Towards the end of his playing career, Jamieson became a sales manager with the textiles company Courtaulds.[3] He later progressed to a managing director position in the company's nylon division.[3] Jamieson joined the Coventry City board of directors, working with Joe Mercer and Jimmy Hill, in 1973.[3] After Hill left the club in 1983, Jamieson was appointed chairman.[3] Jamieson himself left the board in 1984 and retired from business in 1989.[3] He died in October 2012, aged 84.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iain Jamieson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Iain Jamieson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Iain Jamieson". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- 1928 births
- 2012 deaths
- Footballers from Dumbarton
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish men's footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Rugby Town F.C. (1945) players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- English football chairmen and investors
- Coventry City F.C. directors and chairmen
- 20th-century English businesspeople