Jim Easton

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Jim Easton (born 3 September 1940)^[1] is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager. He played for Hibernian and Dundee and was player/manager of Queen of the South. He also played for the Miami Toros in the NASL and also managed the Vancouver Whitecaps for their first two seasons.

Hibernian

Easton was with Drumchapel Amateurs before joining the senior ranks with Hibernian.^[1] While at Hibernian, he gained one Scotland under-23 cap.^[2] He was with Hibernian from 1960 to 1964, making 79 league appearances in which he scored one goal. He also played in European ties, including a 3–2 victory against FC Barcelona at Easter Road.^[1]^[3]

Dundee

Easton joined Dundee and was there until 1971. During his time with Dundee, he made 168 league appearances in which he again scored once. He also played 11 Scottish cup games and 22 league cup games. He also played a number of European cup games scoring the winning goal against Zurich in 1967.^[4]

Queen of the South

Easton was appointed Queen of the South player / manager in May 1971. He made 57 league appearances for the Dumfries club in which he scored twice.^[5] He left Palmerston Park in March of his second season after which he moved to Canada.

Vancouver Whitecaps and Miami Toros

Jim Easton played for the Miami Toros in 1973 in the original NASL. Then he moved on to expansion team Vancouver Whitecaps as manager from 1974 to 1975 in the now defunct NASL leagues and saw good success during his tenure with a small budget and local players.

Personal life

Jim is married to Rae Easton (née Coffey) to which they have three children; Jim Easton Jr., Stewart Easton and Alan Easton. He currently resides in North Vancouver BC Canada.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Easton, Jim". www.ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
↑ "Jim Easton". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html
↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html
↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/queenofthesouth/queenofthesouth.html

ref:12.^ a b c Devji, Farhan (30 August 2010). "'Caps Coaches - The NASL Days". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

Queen of the South F.C. – managers

Directors (1919–21)
Dodds (1922–23)
Directors (1924–27)
Wright (1928–31)
Directors (1932–1934)
McLachlan (1935–37)
Ferguson (1937–38)
McKinnell, Sr. (1938–46)
McKinnell, Jr. (1946–61)
Farm (1961–64)
Directors (1964–65)
Shearer (1965–66)
Husband (1967–68)
Directors (1968–70)
Davis (1970–71)
Easton (1971–73)
McLean (1973–75)
Jackson (1975–78)
Hunter (1978–79)
Little (1979–80)
Herd (1980–81)
Hood (1981–82)
Busby (1982–84)
Clark (1984–86)
Jackson (1986–87)
Wilson (1987–89)
McLaren (1989–90)
McGarvey (1990–91)
MacLeod (1991–92)
Frye (1992–93)
McLaren (1993–96)
Alexander (1996–99)
Rowe & Eadie (1999–00)
Connolly (2000–04)
Scott (2004–05)
McCall (2005–07)
Chisholm (2007–10)
Brannigan (2010–11)
MacPherson (2011–12)
Johnston (2012–13)
McIntyre (2013–)

Persondata
Name	Easton, Jim
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Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	3 September 1940
Place of birth
Date of death
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