Jim Platt

Personal information
Jim Platt
Full name	James Archibald Platt
Date of birth	January 26, 1952 (1952-01-26) (age 56)
Place of birth	Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970-1971 19??-19?? 19??-19?? 19??-19?? 19??-19??	Middlesbrough Hartlepool United Cardiff City Ballymena United Coleraine	? 0(0) ? 0(0) ? 0(0) ? 0(0) ? 0(0)
National team
1970-19??	Northern Ireland	23 (0)
Teams managed
19??-19?? 19??-19?? 1995 1995-1996	Coleraine (player) Ballymena United Darlington (joint role with David Hodgson) Darlington
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

James 'Jim' Archibald Platt (born January 26, 1952 in Ballymoney) is a former goalkeeper who played for Northern Ireland. During his career, 'Jim' won 23 caps for Northern Ireland, an amount largely restricted due to the presence of Pat Jennings in the side. At club level, Platt played for clubs such as Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Cardiff City and Ballymena United. After being a player manager of Coleraine, he managed Ballymena United and moved over to the North East of England to manage Darlington taking them to the play-offs for Division Three.

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v • d • e Northern Ireland squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings • 2 J. Nicholl • 3 Donaghy • 4 McCreery • 5 C. Nicholl • 6 J. O'Neill • 7 Brotherston • 8 M. O'Neill • 9 Armstrong • 10 McIlroy • 11 Hamilton • 12 McClelland • 13 Nelson • 14 Cassidy • 15 Finney • 16 Whiteside • 17 Platt • 18 Jameson • 19 Healy • 20 Cleary • 21 Campbell • 22 Dunlop • Coach: Bingham

v • d • e Northern Ireland squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings • 2 Nicholl • 3 Donaghy • 4 O'Neill • 5 McDonald • 6 McCreery • 7 Penney • 8 McIlroy • 9 Quinn • 10 Whiteside • 11 Stewart • 12 Platt • 13 Hughes • 14 Armstrong • 15 Worthington • 16 Ramsey • 17 Clarke • 18 McClelland • 19 Hamilton • 20 McNally • 21 Campbell • 22 Caughey • Coach: Bingham