Jimmy Lindsay (footballer, born 1958)

Jimmy Lindsay

Jimmy Lindsay Motherwell FC Scotland U21
Personal information
Full nameJames Alexander Lindsay[1]
Date of birth5 October 1958
Place of birthScotland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Luxol Sports Club Malta
Youth career
Fir Park BC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976-79Motherwell41(5)
1979-80Ayr United12(1)
1980-81Stirling Albion3(0)
1982-85Petershill90(19)
Total146(25)
National team
1978Scotland U-211(0)
Teams managed
2005-05Albion Rovers
2011-13Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Jimmy Lindsay in 2011

James Alexander "Jimmy" Lindsay (born 5 October 1958), is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger for three clubs in the Scottish Football League. He is currently the U17s Coach of Luxol Sports Club.[2]

Career

Lindsay was born in Bellshill and joined Motherwell F.C. straight from school age 15 in 1974, spent a year on the ground staff and went full-time the following year 1975 from Fir Park Boys Club. The club signed him on a three-year contract. In his first season in the clubs reserve team, Lindsay scored 24 goals in 16 games, and he was fast tracked to the first team at the end of season 1976-77 by manager Willie McLean. During three seasons at the club, he made 41 league appearances in the Premier Division,[3] and was capped once for the Scotland Under-21 team against the USA in September 1978.[4] He later played for Ayr United F.C. and Stirling Albion F.C. before dropping to, with a knee injury Junior football with Petershill.

Focusing primarily on a career in youth coaching, Lindsay was appointed Head of Youth in August 1996 to March 2006, spending 10 years producing a successful full-time education youth programme for young footballers, Lindsay had a short spell as Albion Rovers F.C. Interim manager in 2005, where he introduced a few of the clubs youth players to the team, and after being appointed manager of Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in June 2011, continued as Raith Rovers Academy Director until March 2012.[4][5] In May 2013 Lindsay was appointed Technical Director, and assistant coach of Kercem Ajax FC in Gozo and in June 2014 he signed a contract to coach at Luxol Sports Club in Malta

References

  1. "James Alexander Lindsay Record vs Heart of Midlothian". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. "Coaches". Kerċem Ajax F.C. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  3. Barr, Stuart; Tweedlie, Kevin. "Player Archive Jim Lindsay". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Rob Roy FC appoint new manager". Kirkintilloch Herald. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  5. "McAllister leaves Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2011.