Jim Magilton

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Jim Magilton
Personal information
Full name James Magilton
Date of birth May 6, 1969 (1969-05-06) (age 39)
Place of birth    Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Ipswich Town
(Manager)
Youth clubs
1986–1988 Liverpool
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988–1990
1990–1994
1994–1997
1997–1999
1999
1999–2006		 Liverpool
Oxford United
Southampton
Sheffield Wednesday
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
Ipswich Town
Total		 000 0(0)
150 (34)
130 (13)
027 0(1)
011 0(1)
262 (15)
580 (64)   
National team

1990
1991–2002		 Flag of Northern Ireland N. Ireland U-23
Flag of Northern Ireland N. Ireland U-21
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland		 00200
00100
052 0(5)
Teams managed
2006– Ipswich Town

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

James "Jim" Magilton (born May 6, 1969 in Belfast and attended St Marys CBGS Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer who currently manages Ipswich Town in the English Football League Championship.

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[edit] Playing career

Magilton was a midfield player who represented Northern Ireland 52 times. He played for Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Southampton before ending his playing career after seven-and-a-half years at Ipswich.

[edit] Liverpool and Oxford United

Magilton served as an apprentice at Liverpool alongside the likes of Steve McManaman and Mike Marsh. He was transferred to Oxford United in October 1990 at the age of 21. There he made 150 League appearances before moving to Southampton in February 1994.

[edit] Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday

Magilton was Alan Ball's second signing a month after being appointed as Southampton's manager, costing the Saints £600,000. Magilton made his first Saints appearance in a 4–2 victory at The Dell over Liverpool on 14 February 1994 in which match Matthew Le Tissier scored a hat-trick. Magilton soon established himself as a commanding presence in the central midfield role. Magilton was described in Holley & Chalk's In That Number as "a neat and indefatigable "fetcher and carrier" between penalty areas."[1]

In the 1994–95 season Magilton started all 42 league games (scoring 6 goals) and continued to feature regularly in the following two seasons under managers David Merrington and Graeme Souness. Following Dave Jones' appointment in the summer of 1997, Magilton rejected the offer of a new contract and, after making 156 appearances with Southampton, in September 1997 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £1.6 million.

[edit] Ipswich Town

He moved on to Ipswich Town in 1999, first on loan, then as a permanent signing. He scored a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers in the 1999–2000 play-off semi-final, securing the club's place in the play-off finals, and admitting himself that it was his best ever performance.

The 2005–06 season was Magilton's last at Ipswich as an active player however he was registered to play for 2006–07 whilst manager.

[edit] Management career

Magilton originally intended to secure a coaching role at another club, but made a tentative approach to the Board at Ipswich to fill the managerial vacancy after Joe Royle's departure prior to the 2006–07 season. Magilton was appointed as Ipswich manager on June 5, 2006, alongside former Academy Director Bryan Klug. Although registered as a player, Magilton stated that he would play no more games for the first team during the 2006–07 season, but hoped to turn out for the reserve side.[2]

Magilton had been linked with Northern Ireland manager's job after it was vacated by Lawrie Sanchez, but the ex-international decided against taking the post on 22 May 2007,[3] due to his lack of experience.

[edit] Managerial stats

Correct as of 4 May 2008.
Team Country From To Record
G W L D Win %
Ipswich Town England June 5, 2006 Present 99 38 35 26 38.4

[edit] References

  1. ^ Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology, p.544. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X. 
  2. ^ Magilton feels right at home. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
  3. ^ Magilton no-go on Irish job. sportinglife.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.

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